"nuair" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See nuair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /n̪ˠuəð/ [Lewis], /n̪ˠuð/ [Lewis], /n̪ˠeð/ [Lewis], /eð/ [Lewis], /n̪ˠuəɾʲ/ (note: Uist), /n̪ˠəɾʲ/ (note: Uist), /n̪ˠuɾʲ/ (note: Uist), /n̪ˠuəɾʲ/ (note: Barra), /n̪ˠuɾʲ/ (note: Barra), /n̪ˠɛɾʲ/ (note: Barra) Forms: an uair [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|gd|conjunction}} nuair
  1. when (relative/non-interrogative) Synonyms: dar, mar

Alternative forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "an uair",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "nuair",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "She is happiest when he isn't singing.",
          "text": "Tha i as toilichte nuair nach eil e a' seinn.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'll do it when I have time.",
          "text": "Nì mi sin nuair a bhios àm agam.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It was dark when they reached the island.",
          "text": "Bha i dorcha nuair a ràinig iad an t-eilean.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when (relative/non-interrogative)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nuair-gd-conj-i~5F~Gk~",
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dar"
        },
        {
          "word": "mar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuəð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠeð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuəɾʲ/",
      "note": "Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠəɾʲ/",
      "note": "Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuɾʲ/",
      "note": "Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuəɾʲ/",
      "note": "Barra"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuɾʲ/",
      "note": "Barra"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠɛɾʲ/",
      "note": "Barra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuair"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "an uair",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "nuair",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Scottish Gaelic conjunctions",
        "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "She is happiest when he isn't singing.",
          "text": "Tha i as toilichte nuair nach eil e a' seinn.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'll do it when I have time.",
          "text": "Nì mi sin nuair a bhios àm agam.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It was dark when they reached the island.",
          "text": "Bha i dorcha nuair a ràinig iad an t-eilean.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when (relative/non-interrogative)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuəð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠeð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eð/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuəɾʲ/",
      "note": "Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠəɾʲ/",
      "note": "Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuɾʲ/",
      "note": "Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuəɾʲ/",
      "note": "Barra"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠuɾʲ/",
      "note": "Barra"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ˠɛɾʲ/",
      "note": "Barra"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dar"
    },
    {
      "word": "mar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuair"
}

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