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| + | The Dual is a special inflectional mark used to indicate that two items are used. | ||
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| + | In Gaelic the dual is only used after the [[Numerals|numeral]] dà/dhà "two". | ||
| + | *The masculine dual is identical in form to the common case singular. (e.g. aon bhalach 'one boy', dà bhalach 'two boys') | ||
| + | *The feminine dual is identical in form to the prepositional case singular (e.g. ag a' chraoibh, 'at the tree' dà chraoibh "two trees" | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_(grammatical_number) | ||
| + | *http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/30070373?uid=3739552&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21101110931201 | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Gàidhlig Bheo volume 3, page 6 | ||
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Morphology]] | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
[[Category: inflection]] | [[Category: inflection]] | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 29 July 2012
The Dual is a special inflectional mark used to indicate that two items are used.
In Gaelic the dual is only used after the numeral dà/dhà "two".
- The masculine dual is identical in form to the common case singular. (e.g. aon bhalach 'one boy', dà bhalach 'two boys')
- The feminine dual is identical in form to the prepositional case singular (e.g. ag a' chraoibh, 'at the tree' dà chraoibh "two trees"
External Links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_(grammatical_number)
- http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/30070373?uid=3739552&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21101110931201
References
- Gàidhlig Bheo volume 3, page 6
