fiamh-ghàire

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • fiamh a' ghàire

Etymology

Literally, “a tinge of laughter”

Pronunciation

  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /fĩãv ə ˈɣaːɾʲə/[1]
  • (South Argyll) IPA(key): /fiɑv ˈɣɑːɾ/[2]

Noun

fiamh-ghàire m

  1. smile
    rinn i fiamh-ghàire ― she smiled

References

  1. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 656
  2. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 168
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