adhairc

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

adhairc

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of adharc (“horn”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of adhairc
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
adhairc n-adhairc hadhairc not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 30

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Noun

adhairc

  1. inflection of adharc (“horn”):
    1. dative singular
    2. genitive singular

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. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, volume II, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 14-15
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