cha lughaide

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • (Colonsay, Jura) IPA(key): /xa ˈl̪ˠʏːtʲə/, [xa ˈl̪ˠyˑd̥ʒɪ][1][2]
  • (Islay) IPA(key): /xa ˈt̪ˠʏ.ʏtʲə/, [xa ˈt̪ˠʏʔʏtʲə][3]

Adverb

cha lughaide (Islay, Jura, Colonsay)

  1. maybe, perhaps

Usage notes

  • When followed by a clause, it is linked to it by gun/gum/nach:
    Cha lughaide gum faic e sin. ― Perhaps he will see that.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • cha mhothaide

References

  1. ^ Seumas Grannd (2000), The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎[1], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN, page 60
  2. ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 369
  3. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 335

Further reading

  • Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
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