an-ath-bhliadhna

See also: an ath-bhliadhna and an ath bhliadhna

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (careful speech) /(ə)ˌn̪ˠahˈvliən̪ˠə/, (rapid speech) /(ə)ˈn̪ˠaflən̪ˠə/[1][2]

Adverb

an-ath-bhliadhna

  1. next year

Usage notes

  • According to the 2009 Gaelic Orthographic Conventions, this form should be used for "the year after this one", while for the noun "the following year" the form without hyphens (an ath bhliadhna) should be used. However, in older texts this rule isn't strictly adhered to.

See also

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. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 63
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