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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish nónbor (compare Irish naonúr).
Pronunciation
Noun
naoinear m (genitive singular naoineir, plural naoinearan)
- nine
- Synonym: naodhnar
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- naoinear bhalach ― nine boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- naoinear de bhalaich ― nine boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an naoinear dhiubh / aca ― the nine of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha naoinear ann. ― There were nine.
- naoi (“nine”) (general numeral)
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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 243
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 243
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “naoinear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN