leughadh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

The [v] pronunciation of gh in some dialects is perhaps reinforced by association with sgrìobhadh (“writing”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

leughadh m (genitive singular leughaidh, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of leugh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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 221
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 239
  3. ^ 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 18
  4. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902), “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎[1], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
  5. ^ Roy Wentworth (2004) Rannsachadh air Fòn-eòlas Dualchainnt Ghàidhlig Gheàrrloch, Siorrachd Rois (Thesis)‎[2], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen
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