ionnsaich

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ind-saig (approach, advance upon). Cognate with Irish ionsaigh (to attack).

Pronunciation

Verb

ionnsaich (past dh'ionnsaich, future ionnsaichidh, verbal noun ionnsachadh, past participle ionnsaichte)

  1. learn
  2. (rare) teach, educate, instruct, train

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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. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99, Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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