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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish deithbir (“distinction, difference”) (compare Irish difear), ultimately from Latin differo.
Pronunciation
Noun
diofar m (genitive singular diofair, plural diofaran)
- difference
- Dè an diofar a tha eadar X agus Y? ― What is the difference m between X and Y?
- chan eil diofar ann / chan eil e gu diofar ― it makes no difference
- variety
Usage notes
- Also used before another noun (which is in the genitive case) to convey the meaning “different” or “various”:
- ann an diofar dòigh bhuaithe ― in a different way from him
- ann an diofar dhòighean ― in various ways
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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap