an dà latha

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

an dà latha m (genitive singular an dà latha, no plural)

  1. great change, reversal, turnabout, transformation (of circumstances)
    nach ann orra a thàinig an dà latha? ― haven't circumstances changed for them? hasn't a great change come over them?
    cha robh duine a-riamh gun dà latha ― everyone has their ups and downs
    abair dà latha! ― what a difference!
    's fhada bhon dà latha sin! ― long time no see! (comparable to 's fhada bhon uair sin but more emphatic)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dà,‎ latha.
    an ceann dà latha ― in the course of two days
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