tuathanach

See also: tuathánach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From tuath +‎ -an + -ach; compare Irish tuathánach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuəhənəx/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈtʉahanəx][1]

Noun

tuathanach m (genitive singular tuathanaich, plural tuathanaich)

  1. farmer, agriculturalist
  2. peasant
  3. tenant
  4. yeoman

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Adjective

tuathanach (comparative nas tuathanaiche, superlative as tuathanaiche)

  1. farming, agricultural

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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
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