nàbaidh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse nábúi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠãːpi/[1][2]
- (Trotternish) IPA(key): /ˈnãːpi/[2]
Noun
nàbaidh m (genitive singular nàbaidh, plural nàbaidhean)
- (northern dialects) neighbour
- Synonym: coimhearsnach
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 13