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Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From comh- + làmh, literally "co-hand, at hand". Cognate with Irish cómhlámh.
Adverb
còmhla
- together
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish comla (gen. comlad). Related to Latin simplus, simplex and Old High German zwīfal (“two-fold”). Cognate with Irish comhla.
Noun
còmhla f (genitive singular còmhla, plural còmhlaichean or còmhlachan)
- leaf (of a door)
- doorframe
- shutter (of a window or a camera)
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN