coinneamh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Lewis, South Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤɲu/ [ˈkʰɤɲʉ][1][2][3]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤɲəv/
- (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈkʰoɲu/[4]
Noun
coinneamh f (genitive singular coinneimh, plural coinneamhan)
Derived terms
- an coinneamh (“nigh, towards”)
- coinneamh choitcheann bhliadhnail (“annual general meeting”)
- fa choinneamh (“opposite, facing”)
- mu choinneimh (“opposite, facing”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| coinneamh | choinneamh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ 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
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[2], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh