dàrna
Scottish Gaelic
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Alternative forms
Usage notes
Unlike the cardinal dà, 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 dhiubh - either of them (literally "the second one of them")
Derived terms
- air an dàrna làimh - on the one hand
- an dàrna cuid - both
- an dàrna taobh - to one side, aside
- cuir an dàrna taobh - put to one side, set aside
- dàrnach - secondary
- (gach) dàrnacha - (every) second
Related terms
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