latha

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See also: laða

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

là
(poetic) lò

Etymology

From Old Irish laithe.

Pronunciation

(Lewis) IPA^(key):
(Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠa.ə/, (unstressed) /l̪ˠa/^[1]
(Barra) IPA^(key): , ^[2]
(Eigg, Lochaber) IPA^(key):
(Islay) IPA^(key):

Noun

latha m (genitive singular latha, plural làithean)

day

Derived terms

Derived terms

an dà latha - great change
an latha an-diugh - nowadays
an latha eile - the other day
beul an latha, briseadh-latha - dawn (noun)
co-latha breith - birthday
latha a bha seo - one day (in past)
latha de na làithean - one day
latha dheth - day off
latha-fèille - holiday
lath'-eigin - someday
làithean-saora, saor-làithean - holidays
latha math - good day
leabhar-latha - diary

Related terms

References

^ 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

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