adhbrann

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • adhbran
  • adhrbann (North Uist, much of Skye, Lochaber)
  • adhbairne (Trotternish)
  • adhbart (Wester Ross, West Perthshire)

Pronunciation

Noun

adhbrann m (genitive singular adhbrainn, plural adhbrainnan)

  1. (anatomy) ankle

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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 24