còmhla
See also: comhla
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
edit- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈkʰõːl̪ˠ(h)aɣ/, /ˈkʰõːl̪ˠhəɣ/[1]
- (Harris, Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃ːl̪ˠaɣ/[2]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɔ̝̃ːl̪ˠʌ][3]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃ːl̪̊ˠha/[4]
Etymology 1
editFrom comh- + làmh, literally "co-hand, at hand". Cognate with Irish cómhlámh.
Adverb
editcòmhla
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Irish comla (gen. comlad). Related to Latin simplus, simplex and Old High German zwīfal (“two-fold”). Cognate with Irish comhla.
Noun
editcòmhla f (genitive singular còmhla, plural còmhlaichean or còmhlachan)
Derived terms
editMutation
edit| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| còmhla | chòmhla |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN