dhà

See also: dha, DHA, and dhá

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dá, from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː/
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Numeral

a dhà

  1. two

Usage notes
  • Used when free-standing (counting, telling a row of numerals etc.), otherwise dà is used.
    Fòn a h-aon, a h-aon, a dhà! ― Phone one-one-two!
    Tha dà chàr aige. ― He has two cars.
    Tha a dhà aice cuideachd. ― She has two as well.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dhà”, 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), “dá”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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