anuraidh
Irish
Alternative forms
- anuiridh, 'nuraidh
- anuirigh, an-uraidh, a-nuraidh, anuruidh (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish uraid (compare Scottish Gaelic an-uiridh, Manx nurree),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸeruti, from Proto-Indo-European *péruti.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- arú anuraidh (“year before last”)
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ur(a)id”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 22
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anuraidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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