làmhadh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

làmh +‎ tuagh

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠãːvhəɣ/ [ˈl̪ˠɑ̃ːv̥həɣ], /ˈl̪ˠãːvəɣ/, /ˈl̪ˠãːvaɣ/[1], /ˈl̪ˠãːfəɣ/[2]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaːhuk/[3]

Noun

làmhadh f (dative singular làmhaidh, genitive singular làmhaidh, plural làmhaidhean or làmhaidhnean)

  1. (Lewis, Wester Ross) axe
    Synonyms: làmhag, tuagh

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. ^ 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
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), “The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire”, in A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, volume II, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 87
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