iteag

iteag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ite +‎ -ag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiçtʲak/[1]
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈiʰtʲak/[2]

Noun

iteag f (dative singular iteig, genitive singular iteige, plural iteagan)

  1. (small) feather
    Proverb:
    Tha iteagan bòidheach air na h-eòin a tha fad às
    The grass is always greener on the other side
    (literally, “There are beautiful feathers on the birds that are far away”)
  2. wing (figuratively); flight, act of flying
    air iteig ― on the wing; in flight
    falbh air (an) iteig ― fly (of a bird)
    pit air iteig! ― Vulgar exclamation of frustration or exasperation, akin to hell's bells (literally, “vulva in flight!”)

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of iteag
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iteag n-iteag h-iteag t-iteag

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ 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, page 168
  2. ^ 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 349
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