Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• dara

Numeral

dàrna

1. (ordinal) second

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

• dà