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		+	Gaelic [[preposition]], meaning roughly "from". It can also mean "since". It governs the [[dative]] case, and triggers [[lenition]] on  the following noun.
		+
		+	//For other prepositions see [[prepositions]]//
		+	//see also [[bho]]//
		+
		+	===Simple forms===
		+
		+	bare form: o""<sup>L</sup>"" 'from/from a'
		+	definite form: on 'from the'
		+
		+
		+	===Basic inflected forms===
		+
		+	Like most prepositions, ''o'' can be inflected for [[person]], [[number]], and [[gender]]. For example, to say "from me", we use the single word ''uam''.
		+
		+	""<TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all">
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>uam<TD>uainn
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>uat<TD>uaibh
		+	<TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>uaithe<TD rowspan="2">uapa
		+	<TR><TH>Fem<TD>uaipe
		+	</TABLE>""
		+
		+	===Emphatic Inflected forms===
		+
		+	Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. bhuamsa "from **me**")
		+
		+	""<TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all">
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>uamsa<TD>uainne
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>uatsa<TD>uaibhse
		+	<TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>uaithe-san<TD rowspan="2">uapasan
		+	<TR><TH>Fem<TD>uaipse
		+	</TABLE>""
		+
		+
		+	===Possessive inflected forms:===
		+
		+	There are two kinds of forms used when we want to use a preposition with a [[posspron Possessive Pronoun]]. The first form is found primarily in writing, the reduced form is used in speech.
		+
		+	==Full forms (Traditionally used in writing)==
		+
		+	""<TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all">
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>o mo<sup>L</sup><TD>o ar<sup>N</sup>
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>o do<sup>L</sup><TD>o bhur<sup>N</sup>
		+	<TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>o a<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">o an<sup>N</sup>
		+	<TR><TH>Fem<TD>bho a<sup>H</sup>
		+	</TABLE>""
		+	''//am//'' is used instead of //an// "their" in front of words beginning with the [[labial]] [[consonant consonants]] <b>, <p>, <m>, and <f>
		+
		+
		+	==Contracted forms (typically used in speech)==
		+	""<TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all">
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>om<sup>L</sup><TD>o ar<sup>N</sup>
		+	<TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>od<sup>L</sup><TD>o 'ur<sup>N</sup>
		+	<TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD> o a<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">o an<sup>N</sup>
		+	<TR><TH>Fem<TD>o a<sup>H</sup>
		+	</TABLE>""
		+	''//am//'' is used instead of //an// "their" in front of words beginning with the [[labial]] [[consonant consonants]] <b>, <p>, <m>, and <f>
		+
		+	==References==
		+	Mark, Colin (2004) //The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Am Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla.// London: Routledge
		+
		+	==Notes==
		+	In this document, as elsewhere, ""<sup>L</sup>"" indicates [[lenition]] and ""<sup>N</sup>"" indicates [[nasalization]], (prefixation of an n- before a word beginning with vowels, and a nasalization of the next consonant (not indicated in the orthography) and ""<sup>H</sup>"" indicates [[Antilenition]] (the prefixation of <h> before words beginning with vowels).
		+
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Gaelic preposition, meaning roughly "from". It can also mean "since". It governs the dative case, and triggers lenition on the following noun.

//For other prepositions see prepositions// //see also bho//

Simple forms

bare form: o""^L"" 'from/from a' definite form: on 'from the'

Basic inflected forms

Like most prepositions, o can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "from me", we use the single word uam.

""

		singular	plural
1st		uam	uainn
2nd		uat	uaibh
3rd	Masc	uaithe	uapa
	Fem	uaipe

""

Emphatic Inflected forms

Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. bhuamsa "from **me**")

""

		singular	plural
1st		uamsa	uainne
2nd		uatsa	uaibhse
3rd	Masc	uaithe-san	uapasan
	Fem	uaipse

""

Possessive inflected forms:

There are two kinds of forms used when we want to use a preposition with a posspron Possessive Pronoun. The first form is found primarily in writing, the reduced form is used in speech.

Full forms (Traditionally used in writing)

""

		singular	plural
1st		o moL	o arN
2nd		o doL	o bhurN
3rd	Masc	o aL	o anN
	Fem	bho aH

"" //am// is used instead of //an// "their" in front of words beginning with the labial consonant consonants ,

, <m>, and <f>

Contracted forms (typically used in speech)

""

		singular	plural
1st		omL	o arN
2nd		odL	o 'urN
3rd	Masc	o aL	o anN
	Fem	o aH

"" //am// is used instead of //an// "their" in front of words beginning with the labial consonant consonants ,

, <m>, and <f>

References

Mark, Colin (2004) //The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Am Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla.// London: Routledge

Notes

In this document, as elsewhere, ""^L"" indicates lenition and ""^N"" indicates nasalization, (prefixation of an n- before a word beginning with vowels, and a nasalization of the next consonant (not indicated in the orthography) and ""^H"" indicates Antilenition (the prefixation of <h> before words beginning with vowels).