thàna

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tànicc.

Pronunciation

Verb

thàna

  1. past of thig
    nuair a thàna mi gu mullach a' chnuic ― when I came to the top of the hill

Usage notes

  • Only found preceding consonants. Not always distinguished from thàinig in the written language.
  • The dependent form is tàna.

References

  1. ^ 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, page 278
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 142
  3. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 141
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