àradh

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

àra, fàradh, àr, fàr

Pronunciation

(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈaːɾə/^[1] (corresponding to the form àra)
(Harris, North Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈaːɾaɣ/^[2]
(South Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈfaːɾaɣ/ (corresponding to the form fàradh)

Noun

àradh m (genitive singular àraidh, plural àraidhean)

ladder
bier
shrouds (of a ship)

Synonyms

dreimire

References

^ 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
^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

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