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<TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>às a<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">às an<sup>N</sup> | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>às a<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">às an<sup>N</sup> | ||
<TR><TH>Fem<TD>às a<sup>H</sup> | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>às a<sup>H</sup> | ||
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''am'' is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the [[Labial (definition)|labial]] [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] <nowiki><b>, <p>, <m>, and <f></nowiki> | ''am'' is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the [[Labial (definition)|labial]] [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] <nowiki><b>, <p>, <m>, and <f></nowiki> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | In this document, as elsewhere, | + | In this document, as elsewhere, <sup>L</sup> indicates [[Lenition]] and <sup>N</sup> indicates [[Eclipsis]], (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). |
Revision as of 11:27, 17 May 2009
- For other prepositions see prepositions
Gaelic preposition, meaning roughly "out of" or "from". It governs the dative case, and does not usually trigger lenition on following indefinite nouns.
Contents
Simple forms
- bare form: à 'on a'
- before vowels: "às"
- definite form: às an 'on the'.
Basic inflected forms
Like most prepositions, à can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "out of me", we use the single word asam.
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | asam | asainn | |
| 2nd | asad | asaibh | |
| 3rd | Masc | às | asta |
| Fem | aiste | ||
Emphatic Inflected forms
Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. asamsa "out of ME")
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | asamsa | asainne | |
| 2nd | asadsa | asaibhse | |
| 3rd | Masc | às-san | astasan |
| Fem | aistese | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
No Special forms are used for possessives. (Mark 2004:20)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | à moL | às arN | |
| 2nd | à doL | à bhurN / às urN | |
| 3rd | Masc | às aL | às anN |
| Fem | às aH | ||
am is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the labial 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, L indicates Lenition and N indicates Eclipsis, (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).
