seòrsa
See also: seorsa
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From English sort. Compare Irish sórt (“kind, variety”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɔːrˠs̪ə/
Noun
seòrsa m (genitive singular seòrsa, plural seòrsaichean or seòrsachan)
- sort, type, kind, category
- breed, genus, species, tribe
- gender, sex
Particle
seòrsa
- like (approximate quotation)
- bha mi... seòrsa... chan eil fhios 'am ― I was, like, "I don't know"
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| seòrsa | sheòrsa after "an", t-seòrsa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “seòrsa”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN