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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish comrád, equivalent to co- + ràdh. Cognate to Irish comhrá.
Pronunciation
Noun
còmhradh m (genitive singular còmhraidh, plural còmhraidhean)
- conversation, dialogue, chat
Usage notes
- Can be used as a verbal noun:
- Tha i a' còmhradh riutha. ― She's talking to them.
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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, page 343
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath