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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Clipping of gach uile, compare Irish chuile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ə) ˈxulə/, /(ə) ˈhulə/, /(ə) ˈxul̪ˠə/, (Lewis) ,
Determiner
a h-uile
- every, each
References
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 69
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 237
- ^ 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, page 76
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ch'uile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN