bho chionn

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(Lewis) IPA^(key): /fɔ ˈçɔ̃ũn̪ˠ/, , (unstressed) /fɔ çən̪ˠ/, /vo çən̪ˠ/^[1]
(Harris) IPA^(key): /fɔ ˈçɪiɲ/^[2] (corresponding to the form bho chinn)
(North Uist) IPA^(key): /fɔ̝ ˈçiuːn̪ˠ/^[3]
(Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /vɔ ˈçiːɲ/, (unstressed) /ˈvɔ çiɲ/^[4] (corresponding to the form bho chinn)

Preposition

bho chionn (+ genitive or possessive determiner, triggers lenition in certain established phrases)

Alternative form of o chionn

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
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

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