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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
seachdnar m (genitive singular seachdnair, plural seachdnaran)
- seven
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- seachdnar bhalach ― seven boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- seachdnar de bhalaich ― seven boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an seachdnar dhiubh / aca ― the seven of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha seachdnar ann. ― There were seven.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “seachdnar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN