dithis

See also: d'ithis

Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: dà
    Standalone: a dhà
    Ordinal: dàrna, dara
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2na, 2ra
    Personal: dithis
    Multiplier: dà-fhillte, dùbailte
    Fractional: leth

Alternative forms
  • (Argyll, Cape Breton) dithist

Etymology

From Old Irish dïas (compare Manx jees).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲi.ɪʃ/

Noun

dithis f (plural dithisean)

  1. two, couple, pair
    Synonym: càraid

Usage notes
  • Only used about persons (cf numerical noun). Occasionally dithis is used to refer to objects by some speakers but this is not considered grammatically correct.
  • Following noun is in the genitive:
    dithis bhalach ― two boys
  • Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
    dithis de bhalaich ― two boys
  • Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
    an dithis dhaibh / aca ― the two of them
  • Also used on its own:
    Bha dithis ann. ― There were two.

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

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “dithis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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