rathad

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish rót.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrˠa.at̪/, /ˈrˠahat̪/, /rˠaːt̪/
  • (some dialects) IPA(key): /rˠɔːt̪/
  • (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈrˠaˑ.at̪], [ˈrˠaˑ.ət̪], [rˠaˑˀt̪][1]

Noun

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rathad m (genitive singular rathaid, plural rathaidean)

  1. road
    Tha an rathad cunnartach, oir tha deigh ann. ― The road is dangerous because there’s ice on it.
  2. way, track, path
    às an rathad ― out of the way, aside
    mach às mo rathad ― get out of my way!
    air an rathad ― on the way, coming
  3. way, method

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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