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*The feminine common case [[article]] a<sup>L</sup> [[A (article)]]
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==Pronominal usages==
*The particle found in [[Wh-question (definition)|wh-questions]] and [[Relative Clause (defiinition)|relative clauses]]: [[A (wh-particle)]]
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* 'his' [[Person (definition)|third person]] [[Masculine (definition)|masculine]] [[Possessive Pronoun (definition)|possessive pronoun]], when it [[lenition|lenites]] the following noun) (a<sup>L</sup>)
*a (Feminine Possessive Pronoun)
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*'her' [[Person (definition)|third person]] [[Feminine (definition)|feminine]] [[Possessive Pronoun (definition)|possessive pronoun]], when it does not [[lenition|lenite]]])  (a)
*a<sup>L</sup>(Transitive particle)
 
*a<sup>L</sup>(Masculine Possessive Pronoun)
 
*''a'' a reduced form of the preposition do 'to'/'of' [[Do (preposition)]]
 
*The preposition à/às meaning "out of" [[Às (preposition)]]
 
  
**'a' can mean (among other things):**
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==Prepositional usages==
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* 'from' (reduced form of the [[Preposition (definition)|preposition]]  [[Às (preposition)|às]] (out of), usually written with the accent à
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* 'to' (reduced form of the [[preposition]]  ''do'' (to/of) [[do]]) [[Do (preposition)]]
  
===Pronominal usages===
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==Functional usages==
- 'his' ([[third]] [[person]] [[masculine]] [[posspron possessive pronoun]], when it [[lenition lenites]] the following noun) (a""<sup>L"")
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* 'the'  (when spelled with a following apostrophe ''a''' and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[Feminine (definition)|feminine]] [[Common Case (definition)|common case]] [[Definite (definition)|definite]] [[Determiner (definition)|determiner]]) a<sup>L</sup> [[A' (article)]]
- 'her' ([[third]] [[person]] [[feminine]] [[posspron possessive pronoun]], when it does not [[lenition lenites]]])  (a)
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* 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe (a') and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[Masculine (definition)|masculine]], [[Genitive Case (definition)|genitive]] [[Definite (definition)|definite]] [[Determiner (definition)|determiner]])
 
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* [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]]] marker in [[Non-finite (definition)|non-finite clauses]], when there is an [[Inverted Nominal|inverted nominal]]: a<sup>L</sup> [[A (transitive marker)]]
===Prepositional usages===
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* [[Infinitive (definition)|Infinitive]] or [[Purpose Clause (definition)|purpose clause]] marker, where there is '''no''' [[Inverted Nominal|inverted nominal]]: a <sup>L</sup>/a dh', [[A (infinitive marker)]]
- 'from' (reduced form of the [[preposition]]  [[as às]], usually with the accent à)
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*[[Wh-question (definition)|wh]] [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizer]]
- 'to' (reduced form of the [[preposition]]  [[do]])
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* [[Progressive Aspect (definition)|progressive]]/[[Imperfective Aspect (definition)|imperfective]] [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] marker (when before a [[Verbal Noun (definition)|verbal noun]], and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker ''ag'' e.g.  ''Tha e a' dol''): [[A' (aspect marker)]]
 
 
===Functional usages===
 
- 'the'  (when spelled with a following apostrophe a' and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[feminine]] [[commoncase common case]] [[definite]] [[determiner]])
 
- 'the' (when spelled with a following apostrophe (a') and before a noun exhibiting [[lenition]], this can be the [[masculine]], [[genitive]] [[definite]] [[determiner]])
 
- transitive marker in [[non-finite non-finite clauses]], when there is an [[InvertedNominal Inverted Nominal]]
 
- [[direct]] [[wh]] [[complementizer]]
 
- progressive aspect marker (when before a [[verbalnoun verbal noun]], and marked with an apostrophe. This is a reduced form of the progressive marker <ag> e.g.  ''Tha e a' dol'')
 
  
 
[[Category: Lexical Item]]
 
[[Category: Lexical Item]]
 
[[Category: Disambiguation]]
 
[[Category: Disambiguation]]

Latest revision as of 06:56, 17 June 2012

Pronominal usages

Prepositional usages

Functional usages