dè mar
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- (South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒeː maɾ/[1], (rapid speech) /ˈd̥ʒɪmaɾ/[2]
Adverb
dè mar (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra, Tiree, Argyll)
- how
- Dè mar a chanas tu sin ann an Gàidhlig? ― How do you say that in Gaelic?
- Dè mar a tha sibh? ― How are you?
Synonyms
- ciamar
- dè man (Lewis)
- cionnas (Sutherland)
References
- ^ 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 188
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath