uiread

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuɾʲət̪/

Noun

uiread m (genitive singular uiread, plural uireadan)

  1. certain amount, measure, so much, as much
    chaill sinn uiread de thìde ― we lost so much time
    tha (a cheart) uiread againne ’s a tha agaibhse ― we have just as much as you
    tha a chòig uiread de dhaoine a’ fuireach ann an Nepal, seach Alba ― five times as many people live in Nepal as in Scotland

Derived terms
  • dè na h-uiread de

Preposition

uiread

  1. (mathematics) times, multiplied by
    4 uiread 2 a' dèanamh 8 ― 4 times 2 makes 8

See also
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