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òrdagaidh n.

[Cf. òrdag n.]

forms

singular

nominative

senses

    • A child’s word for the thumb, used in counting the fingers.  

      • 1996
        Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar 265
        Children’s names for fingers, starting with thumb, òrdagaidh [ɔːʵʈɑki], calgagaidh [kʰ[ɑʟɑ]kɑki], Màiri fhada[mɛ͂ːr̆ʼi ɑtə] or mairi fada [mɛ͂r̆ʼi ˈfɑtə], mac an aba [mɛ͂hk ə ˈɴɑpə], fìsteagaidh [fiːʃtʼɑki].