air sàilleabh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • air sàillibh, air sàilleibh, air tàilleabh, air tàilleibh, air tàillibh, air tàille

Etymology

Alteration of Old Irish asa aithle (“afterwards, thereafter; as a consequence of”), from the verb ad·len (“to adhere, follow, come after”). Forms such as air tàilleabh are influenced by the word tàille (“fee; charge; wage”).

Pronunciation

  • (Uist) IPA(key): /əɾʲ ˈs̪aːʎu/

Preposition

air sàilleabh (+ genitive or possessive determiner) (chiefly Uist)

  1. on account of, because
    Cha b' urrainn dhomh dol ann air sàilleabh 's nach robh airgead gu leòr agam.
    I couldn't go because I didn't have enough money.
  2. as a consequence of
    Bha i a' faireachdainn tinn air sàilleabh an teasa.
    She felt poorly as a consequence of the heat.

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