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Gaelic [[preposition]], meaning roughly "out of" or "from". It governs the [[dative]] case, and does not usually trigger [[lenition]] on following indefinite nouns. | Gaelic [[preposition]], meaning roughly "out of" or "from". It governs the [[dative]] case, and does not usually trigger [[lenition]] on following indefinite nouns. | ||
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===Simple forms=== | ===Simple forms=== | ||
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| − | + | For other prepositions see [[prepositions]] | |
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
| − | Mark, Colin (2004) | + | Mark, Colin (2004) ''The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Am Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla.'' London: Routledge |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | In this document, as elsewhere, ""<sup>L</sup>"" indicates [[ | + | In this document, as elsewhere, ""<sup>L</sup>"" indicates [[Lenition]] and ""<sup>N</sup>"" indicates [[Eclipsis]], (prefixation of an n- before a word beginning with vowels, and a nasalization of the next consonant (not indicated in the orthography) and ""<sup>H</sup>"" indicates [[Antilenition]] (the prefixation of h before words beginning with vowels). |
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Gaelic preposition, meaning roughly "out of" or "from". It governs the dative case, and does not usually trigger lenition on following indefinite nouns.
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[hide]Forms
Simple forms
bare form: à 'on a' definite form: às an 'on the', also used before words beginning with a vowel
Basic inflected forms
Like most prepositions, à can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "out of me", we use the single word asam.
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | asam | asainn | |
| 2nd | asad | asaibh | |
| 3rd | Masc | às | asta |
| Fem | aiste | ||
Emphatic Inflected forms
Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. ormsa "on **me**")
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | asamsa | asainne | |
| 2nd | asadsa | asaibhse | |
| 3rd | Masc | às-san | astasan |
| Fem | aistese | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
No Special forms are used for possessives. (Mark 2004:20)
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | à moL | às arN | |
| 2nd | à doL | à bhurN / às urN | |
| 3rd | Masc | às aL | às anN |
| Fem | às aH | ||
, <m>, and <f>
See also=
For other prepositions see prepositions
References
Mark, Colin (2004) The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Am Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla. London: Routledge
Notes
In this document, as elsewhere, ""L"" indicates Lenition and ""N"" indicates Eclipsis, (prefixation of an n- before a word beginning with vowels, and a nasalization of the next consonant (not indicated in the orthography) and ""H"" indicates Antilenition (the prefixation of h before words beginning with vowels).
