gaoithe

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gaoithe

  1. genitive singular of gaoth (wind)
  2. plural of ga (spear, dart; ray)

Adjective

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gaoithe

  1. inflection of gaoth (wise):
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gaoithe ghaoithe ngaoithe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gaoithe f

  1. genitive singular of gaoth

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap