De (preposition)
de/dhe is a preposition meaning of
- For other prepositions see prepositions
Gaelic preposition, meaning roughly "of". It can also mean "from". It governs the dative case, and triggers lenition on the following noun.
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Simple forms
bare form: deL or 'dhe' definite form: dhen 'of the'
Basic inflected forms
Like most prepositions, de can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "of me", we use the single word dhiom.
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | dhiom | dhinn | |
| 2nd | dhiot | dhibh | |
| 3rd | Masc | dheth | dhiubh |
| Fem | dhith | ||
Emphatic Inflected forms
Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. bhuamsa "from **me**")
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | dhiom-sa | dhinn-ne | |
| 2nd | dhiot-sa | dhibh-se | |
| 3rd | Masc | dheth-san | dhiubh=san |
| Fem | dhith-se | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
There are two kinds of forms used when we want to use a preposition with a possessive pronoun. The first form is found primarily in writing, the reduced form is used in speech.
Full forms (Traditionally used in writing)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | XL | XN | |
| 2nd | XL | XN | |
| 3rd | Masc | XL | XN |
| Fem | XH | ||
am is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the labial consonants <b>, <p>, <m>, and <f>
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).
