luingeas

Irish

Noun

luingeas m (genitive singular luingis, nominative plural luingis)

  1. superseded spelling of loingeas

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠũjəs̪/[1][2]
  • (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuŋʲɡʲəs̪/[3]
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuŋʲəs̪/, [ˈl̪ˠʉŋʲəs̪][4]

Noun

luingeas m or f (genitive singular luingeis, no plural)

  1. shipping, tonnage (ships collectively)
  2. fleet, navy, ships

Usage notes

  • Although itself a singular form, it can be accompanied by a plural adjective.

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, page 34
  3. ^ 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 185John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  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 36
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