dèanadh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

By surface analysis, dèan +‎ -adh.

Pronunciation

  • (Bracadale) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒianəɣ/[1]
  • (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒeːnəɣ/[2], (unstressed) /ˈd̥ʒeːnə/[3]
  • (rest of South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒɛːnəɣ/, [ˈd̥ʒɛˑnəɣ][4]

Noun

dèanadh m (genitive singular dèanaidh)

  1. verbal noun of dèan; alternative form of dèanamh

Mutation

Mutation of dèanadh
radical lenition
dèanadh dhèanadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ 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 56
  2. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 41
  3. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 205
  4. ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “dèanadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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