oidhirp

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

oidhearp, oidheirp

Pronunciation

(Lewis, South Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈɤ.əɾp/, [ˈɤ.əɾ̥p]^[1]^[2] (as if spelled oidhearp)
(Barra) IPA^(key): [ˈɤɾʲɪp~ˈɤʒɪp]^[3]
(Islay) IPA^(key): [ˈøʔʏr̥ʲp]

Noun

oidhirp f (genitive singular oidhirpe, plural oidhirpean)

effort
attempt, trial, endeavour, undertaking

Derived terms

coimhearp (“competing, rivalry”)
dlùth-oidhirp (“assiduity”)

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
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap