naoinear
Scottish Gaelic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish nónbor (compare Irish naonúr).
Pronunciation
edit- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠɤ̃ĩɣnəɾ/[1], [ˈn̪ˠɤ̃ɨ̃ɣnəɾ][2] (corresponding to the form naoidhnear)
- (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠɯːnəɾ/[3][4] (corresponding to the form naonar)
Noun
editnaoinear m (genitive singular naoineir, plural naoinearan)
Usage notes
edit- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- naoinear bhalach ― nine boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- naoinear de bhalaich ― nine boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an naoinear dhiubh / aca ― the nine of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha naoinear ann. ― There were nine.
Related terms
edit- naoi (“nine”) (general numeral)
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 243
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 243