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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish rót.
Pronunciation
Noun
rathad m (genitive singular rathaid, plural rathaidean)
- road
- Tha an rathad cunnartach, oir tha deigh ann. ― The road is dangerous because there’s ice on it.
- way, track, path
- às an rathad ― out of the way, aside
- mach às mo rathad ― get out of my way!
- air an rathad ― on the way, coming
- way, method
Derived terms
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. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap