Difference between revisions of "Possessive Pronouns"

Revision as of 09:58, 19 June 2009

Notes:

^L stands for lenition trigger, ^N stands for Eclipsis/nasalization trigger, ^H indicates the word prefixes an <h> in front of the following word.
am is used instead of an in front of words beginning with any labial consonant (i.e. <b, m, f, p>)
before words beginning with vowels "mo" is reduced to mo', do is reduced to d', and a^L his is deleted.

Examples:

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 |3 feminine
 |her
-|a
+|a<sup>H</sup>
 |}
+Notes:
+*<sup>L</sup> stands for [[Lenition|lenition trigger]], <sup>N</sup> stands for [[Eclipsis|Eclipsis/nasalization trigger]], <sup>H</sup> indicates the word prefixes an <h> in front of the following word.
+*am is used instead of an in front of words beginning with any [[Labial (definition)|labial]] consonant (i.e. <nowiki> <b, m, f, p></nowiki>)
+*before words beginning with vowels  "mo" is reduced to ''mo','' ''do'' is reduced to ''d','' and ''a<sup>L</sup>'' his is deleted.
+Examples:
+*My pig:  mo mhuc; my father: m'athair
+*your pig: do mhuc; your father: d'athair
+*his pig: a mhuc; his father: athair
+*her pig: a muc; her father: a h-athair
+*Our pigs: àr mucan; our father: àr n-athair
+*Your (pl) pigs: ùr mucan; your father: ùr n-athair
+*their pigs: an mucan; their father an athair
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