sònraichte
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish sainredach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔ̃ːnɾɪçtʲə/
Adjective
sònraichte
- specific, special, notable, particular, novel, certain, remarkable
- gnothach sònraichte ― a particular business
- sluagh sònraichte ― a peculiar people
- duine sònraichte ― a certain or notorious man
- bha adharc shònraichte aige ― he had a notable horn
- idiosyncratic
- appointed, specified, particularized, determined, ordained, foreordained, marked out bespoken
- air an là sònraichte ― on the appointed day
- remarked, noted
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adverb
sònraichte
- (as an intensifier) especially, exceptionally
- tha e sònraichte math air teagasg ― he's excellent at teaching
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| sònraichte | shónraichte after "an", t-sònraichte |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “sònraichte”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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