Didòmhnaich

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See also: Di-dòmhnaich

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin diēs Dominicus (“the day of our Lord”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Didòmhnaich m (genitive Didòmhnaich)

  1. Sunday
    Cha robh mi ag òl Didòmhnaich. ― I wasn't drinking on Sunday.

Usage notes

  • Rarely used in some Presbyterian areas such as Lewis, Harris and Skye, where Là na Sàbaid is preferred.
  • Also used adverbially (without a preposition) to mean "on Sunday".

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Did (abbreviation)

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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