buntàta
See also: buntáta
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom English potato, modified by association with bun (“bottom”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pəˈn̪ˠt̪aːht̪ə/, [pəˈn̪ˠd̪aːht̪ə]
- (Lewis) IPA(key): [pəˈn̪ˠt̪aːt̪][1]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [məˈn̪ˠd̥aːht̪ʌ][2]
Noun
editbuntàta m (genitive singular bhuntàta, no plural)
Usage notes
editThe word buntàta is both singular and plural (similarly to "fish" in English).
- Tha am buntàta bruich. ― The potato is / potatoes are boiled.
Derived terms
editMutation
edit| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| buntàta | bhuntàta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap