's mathaid
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmahɪtʲ/
Adverb
's mathaid
- (Lewis) maybe, perhaps
Usage notes
- When followed by a clause, it is linked to it by gun/gum/nach:
- 'S mathaid gum bi e ceart gu leòr. - Perhaps it will be OK. (literally "Perhaps that it will be OK.")
Synonyms
- 's dòcha
- ma dh'fhaoidte
- dh'fhaodadh
- cha lughaide (Islay, Jura, Colonsay)