farsaing
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fairsiung.[1] Cognate with Irish fairsing.
Pronunciation
- (Lewis, West Sutherland) IPA(key): /ˈfarˠs̪ikʲ/, [ˈfaʂɪkʲ][2]
- (Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, Skye, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈfarˠs̪iɲ/[3], [ˈfaʂɪɲ]
- (South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈfarˠs̪iɲ/[4][5], [ˈfas̪ˠɪɲ]
Adjective
farsaing (comparative nas fharsainge, superlative as fharsainge, qualitative noun farsaingeachd)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ceàrn farsaing (“obtuse angle”)
- fad is farsaing (“far and wide”)
- farsaingeachd (“width; area”)
- san fharsaingeachd (“in general; extensively”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| farsaing | fharsaing |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “farsaing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap