nead
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See also: Nead
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish net,[1] from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nead f (genitive singular neide, nominative plural neadacha or neadracha or neada) or
nead m (genitive singular nid, nominative plural nid)
Declension
[edit]As feminine noun with strong plural:
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- Alternative plural: neadracha
As feminine noun with weak plural:
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As masculine noun:
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Derived terms
[edit]- neadaigh (“nest; nestle; bed, set; lodge, settle”)
- neadaireacht (“nesting, nest-building”)
- nead choille (“wood anemone”)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “net”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 25, page 15
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 250, page 90
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “nead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old English
[edit]Noun
[edit]nēad f
- Alternative form of nīed
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish net, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ɲɛ̃t̪/[1], [ɲæt̪][2]
- (Harris, North Uist) IPA(key): /ɲɛt̪/[3]
- (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ɲɪt̪/[4][5]
Noun
[edit]nead m (genitive singular nid, plural nid or neadan)
Derived terms
[edit]- neadaich (“nestle”)
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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