b' fheàrr

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(much of Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥jɑːrˠ/^[1]^[2]
(Bernera) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥jaːrˠ/^[2]^[3]
(Harris, Trotternish) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥eɑːrˠ/^[2]^[3]
(North Uist, Bracadale) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥eaːrˠ/^[2]
(Benbecula, South Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥æːrˠ/^[2]^[3]
(Sleat) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ʲeæːrˠ/^[3]

Phrase

past/conditional of is fheàrr
b' fheàrr leam fhaicinn na a chluinntinn ― I would rather see it than hear it

References

^ 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
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 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 240
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 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 11