uiread

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɾʲət̪/

Noun

uiread m (genitive singular uiread, plural uireadan)

1. certain amount, measure, so much, as much

   chaill sinn uiread de thìde ― we lost so much time

   tha (a cheart) uiread againne ’s a tha agaibhse ― we have just as much as you

   tha a chòig uiread de dhaoine a’ fuireach ann an Nepal, seach Alba ― five times as many people live in Nepal as in Scotland

Derived terms

• dè na h-uiread de

Preposition

uiread

1. (mathematics) times, multiplied by

   4 uiread 2 a' dèanamh 8 ― 4 times 2 makes 8

See also

• iomadaich; iomadachadh
• cuir-ris
• thoir-air-falbh
• roinn