Scottish Gaelic word

thairis

across, over

preposition

thairis means “across, over” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a preposition.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	thairis
Sèimheachadh	thhairis

Tha taigh ann thairis air an t-sruth.

There is a house across the stream.

Chaidh e thall thairis bho chionn dà bhliadhna.

He went abroad two years ago.

Chaidh e thall thairis an-uiridh.

He went abroad last year.

Chaidh e a-null thairis.

He went abroad.

Bha na uaislean a' measgachadh le muinntir an Deas, a' bruidhinn Beurla agus ghabh iad thairis cleachdaidhean Gallda.

aig

at, by, near, closeby

air

on, upon

bho

from

bhon

from

thy, your (singular)

eadar

between

fon

under the

adverb-forming particle before an adjective (gu math = well)

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