sianar
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃianəɾ/
Noun
sianar m (genitive singular sianair, plural sianaran)
- six
- Synonym: seisear
Usage notes
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- sianar bhalach ― six boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- sianar de bhalaich ― six boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an sianar dhiubh / aca ― the six of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha sianar ann. ― There were six.
Related terms
- sia
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| sianar | shianar after "an", t-sianar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “sianar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN