dàrna

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3   [a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal:
    Standalone: a dhà
    Ordinal: dàrna, dara
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2na, 2ra
    Personal: dithis
    Multiplier: dà-fhillte, dùbailte
    Fractional: leth

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish darna (the second; one of two).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪aːrˠn̪ˠə/

Numeral

dàrna

  1. second

Usage notes

Unlike the cardinal , dàrna does not cause lenition.

  • Also used to mean one when making a comparison to the other or another:
    air an dàrna làimh... air an làimh eile...on the one hand... on the other hand... (literally, “on the second hand... on the other hand...”)
    an dàrna cuid... no...either... or... (literally, “the second part... or...”)
    an dàrna fear dhiubheither of them (literally, “the second one of them”)

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dàrnadhàrna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dàrna”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “darna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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