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''For a list of the possessive pronouns of Gaelic See [[Possessive Pronouns]]''
 
''For a list of the possessive pronouns of Gaelic See [[Possessive Pronouns]]''
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Possessive pronouns indicate who the possessor of an object is.  Possessive pronouns  in English include ''my, your, his, her, its, our, their, mine, hers, yours, theirs.'' In Gaelic, the possessive pronouns include ''mo<sup>L</sup>, do<sup>L</sup>, a<sup>L</sup>, a, àr<sup>N</sup>, ur<sup>N</sup>, an/am'' as well as pronouns based on the preposition [[Aig (preposition)]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Possessive Pronouns]]
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*[[Pronoun (definition)]]
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*[[Aig (preposition)]]
  
 
==External Links==  
 
==External Links==  
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possessive_pronoun
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_(linguistics)
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==References==
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
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*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Latest revision as of 20:21, 15 June 2012

For a list of the possessive pronouns of Gaelic See Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns indicate who the possessor of an object is. Possessive pronouns in English include my, your, his, her, its, our, their, mine, hers, yours, theirs. In Gaelic, the possessive pronouns include moL, doL, aL, a, àrN, urN, an/am as well as pronouns based on the preposition Aig (preposition).

See Also

External Links

The links below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.