dèanamh
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See also: déanamh
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish dénum (“act of doing”).[1] By surface analysis, dèan + -amh.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲĩãnu/, (unstressed) /ˈd̥ʲanu/[2]
- (Harris, much of Skye) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲianəv/
- (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒianu/, (unstressed) /ˈd̥ʒɛnu/, /ˈd̥ʒanu/[3][4]
Noun
[edit]dèanamh m (genitive singular dèanaimh)
- verbal noun of dèan
- doing, acting, performing
- physique, figure, build, constitution
- form, make, model
- structure, texture, fabric
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| dèanamh | dhèanamh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dénum”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap