latha

See also: laða

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish laithe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠa.ə/[1][2], /ˈl̪ˠa.a/[3][4], (unstressed) /l̪ˠa/[5]
  • (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠa.ʌ/, [ˈl̪ˠaˑ.ʌ][6]
  • (much of Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑ.ɑ/, [ˈl̪ˠɑʔɑ][3]
  • (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑ.ɑ/, [ˈt̪ˠɑʔɑ][3]

Noun

latha m (genitive singular latha, plural làithean)

  1. day

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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
  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, pages 93, 222
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 182
  4. ^ 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 89
  5. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  6. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap