Bho (preposition)
Gaelic preposition, meaning roughly "from". It can also mean "since". It governs the dative case, and triggers lenition on the following noun.
//For other prepositions see prepositions// //see also o//
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Simple forms
bare form: bho""L"" 'from/from a' definite form: bhon 'from the'
Basic inflected forms
Like most prepositions, bho can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "from me", we use the single word bhuam.
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | bhuam | bhuainn | |
| 2nd | bhuat | bhuaibh | |
| 3rd | Masc | bhuaithe | bhuapa |
| Fem | bhuaipe | ||
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 | bhuamsa | bhuainne | |
| 2nd | bhuatsa | bhuaibhse | |
| 3rd | Masc | bhuaithe-san | bhuapasan |
| Fem | bhuaipse | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
There are two kinds of forms used when we want to use a preposition with a posspron 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 | bho moL | bho arN | |
| 2nd | bho doL | bho bhurN | |
| 3rd | Masc | bho aL | bho anN |
| Fem | bho aH | ||
, <m>, and <f>
Contracted forms (typically used in speech)
""| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | bhomL | bho arN | |
| 2nd | bhodL | bho 'urN | |
| 3rd | Masc | bho aL | bho anN |
| Fem | bho aH | ||
, <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 nasalization, (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).
