sònraichte
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish sainredach, from Proto-Celtic *sani, from Proto-Indo-European *senH- (“apart, without, for oneself”), see also Sanskrit सनुतर् (sanutar, “aside, away”), Latin sine (“without”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsònraichte
- specific, special, notable, particular, novel, certain, remarkable
- gnothach sònraichte ― a particular business
- sluagh sònraichte ― a peculiar people
- duine sònraichte ― a certain or notorious man
- bha adharc shònraichte aige ― he had a notable horn
- idiosyncratic
- appointed, specified, particularized, determined, ordained, foreordained, marked out bespoken
- air an là sònraichte ― on the appointed day
- remarked, noted
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editAdverb
editsònraichte
- (as an intensifier) especially, exceptionally
- tha e sònraichte math air teagasg ― he's excellent at teaching
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
sònraichte | shónraichte after "an", t-sònraichte |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sònraich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
editCategories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Scottish Gaelic adverbs