an-uiridh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish in uraid, in urid (compare Irish anuraidh, Manx nurree). Probably related to *péruti.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /(ə) ˈn̪ˠuɾi/, [ˈn̪ˠʉɾi][1] (corresponding to the form an-uraidh)
  • (Barra) IPA(key): /(ə) ˈn̪ˠɯɾi/[2] (corresponding to the form an-uraidh)
  • (Skye, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /(ə) ˈn̪ˠɯɾʲi/[3][4]

Adverb

an-uiridh

  1. last year

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. (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 22
  4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN