talmhainn
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰaˌl̪ˠavɪɲ/[1]
- (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰaˌl̪ˠa.ɪɲ/[2]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰaˌl̪ˠa.uɲ/[3]
Noun
talmhainn
- genitive singular of talamh
Usage notes
- Unlike the masculine nominative and plural forms, the genitive singular is feminine.
- uachdar na talmainn ― the surface of the earth
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
- ^ 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
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN