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*am posta --> peann a' phosta | *am posta --> peann a' phosta | ||
*an t-Sàbaid --> latha na Sàbaid | *an t-Sàbaid --> latha na Sàbaid | ||
| + | *an t-òrd --> ceann an ùird | ||
| + | *an t-each --> ceann an eich | ||
| + | *an t-allt --> taobh an uillt | ||
| + | *an rathad --> taobh an rathaid | ||
| + | *am balach --> leabhar a' bhalaich | ||
| + | *an cù --> biadh a' choin | ||
| + | *an sabhal -> dorus an t-sabhail | ||
==Word Order in Possessive Genitive Constructions== | ==Word Order in Possessive Genitive Constructions== | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 29 July 2012
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Forming the Genitive
Varies depending upon declension class and gender
singular
- an duine --> peann an duine
- am posta --> peann a' phosta
- an t-Sàbaid --> latha na Sàbaid
- an t-òrd --> ceann an ùird
- an t-each --> ceann an eich
- an t-allt --> taobh an uillt
- an rathad --> taobh an rathaid
- am balach --> leabhar a' bhalaich
- an cù --> biadh a' choin
- an sabhal -> dorus an t-sabhail
Word Order in Possessive Genitive Constructions
Possessed + Genitive Article + possessor (genitive case)
