fuamhaire
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- (Bernera) IPA(key): /ˈfũãɣæð/[1]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈfũãvɛɾʲ/[1]
- (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈfũã.iɾʲə/[2]
- (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈfũã.aɾʲʌ/[1][3]
- (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈfũã.əɾʲə/[4]
Noun
fuamhaire m (genitive singular fuamhaire, plural fuamhairean)
- Bernera, Southern Hebridean, and Skye form of famhair (“giant”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 146
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ 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 28