anuraidh
Irish
Alternative forms
- anuiridh, 'nuraidh
- anuirigh, an-uraidh, a-nuraidh, anuruidh (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish uraid (compare Scottish Gaelic an-uiridh, Manx nurree),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸeruti, from Proto-Indo-European *péruti.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɪɾʲɪɟ/[2] (corresponding to the form anuiridh)
- (Galway) IPA(key): (Aran) /əˈnɞɾˠə/[3], (Cois Fharraige) /əˈn̪ˠoɾˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɨɾˠi/[4]
Adverb
anuraidh
Derived terms
- arú anuraidh (“year before last”)
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ur(a)id”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 28, page 16
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 49, page 22
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anuraidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN