co-dhiù

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Adverb

co-dhiù

  1. anyway, in any case, at any rate
  2. at least
    bha co-dhiù ceithir ceud duine ann - there were at least four hundred people there
  3. whatever

Synonyms

Conjunction

co-dhiù

  1. whether
    Tha mi coma co-dhiù a rinn thu sin no nach do rinn. - I don't care whether you did it or not.

Usage notes

  • Only used in sentences of the type "whether... or not", otherwise no conjunction is used:
    Bha i a' faighneachd nach do rinn thu sin. - She was asking whether you didn't do it.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 114
  2. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 142
  3. ^ 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, page 294
  4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 31
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