sitrich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Either borrowed from Old Norse þýtr, þjóta (“whistling sound”), or a development of the word sèid (“blowing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiʰtɾiç/, (Lewis) [ˈʃiçtɹ̠̊˔iç][1]

Verb

sitrich (past shitrich, future sitrichidh, verbal noun sitrich)

  1. neigh (of a horse)

Noun

sitrich f

  1. verbal noun of sitrich
  2. neigh, neighing (of a horse)
    Synonym: sitir

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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