ùine

See also: uine

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úain (“time, leisure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːɲə/

Noun

ùine f (genitive singular ùine, plural ùineachan)

1. time, while, period, spell

Synonyms

• àm
• tìde
• tìm
• uair

Derived terms

• anns an ùine fhada (“in the long run”)
• eadar-ùine (“intermission, interval”)
• gabh ùine (“take [one's] time”)
• geàrr-ùine (“short-term”)
• làn-ùine (“full-time”)
• pàirt-ùine (“part-time”)
• ùineach (“periodical”, adj)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ùine	n-ùine	h-ùine	t-ùine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.