tarsainn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • tarsuinn (superseded)

Pronunciation

Adverb

tarsainn

  1. across, over
    Synonyms: thar, thairis, trasta, trasna
    rach an taobh tarsainn ― go diagonally across

Usage notes

  • With the genitive can also take the meaning of English preposition:
    Tha drochaid tarsainn an uillt. - There is a bridge across the burn.

Derived terms

References

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