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Revision as of 14:21, 6 August 2012
- for a definition of Vocative Case, see Vocative Case (definition)
The vocative case is used when you are calling someone (or more rarely something) by name. In Gaelic, the vocative is formed by preceding the noun with the particle aL (the L is not typically written, it is provided here to indicate that it tirggers lenition). If the noun begins with a vowel, then the particle is omitted. If the noun is masculine and ends in a broad consonant, then that consonant is attenuation.
Gender Initial sound Way to Form Vocative Example Masculine vowel attenuate Aonghais consonant aL+attenuate a Sheumais Feminine vowel none Anna consonant aL a Mhàiri
- Chart adapted from Fisher (2004)
Contents
Nouns that form the genitive by attenuation
singular'
vocative prefixes a, which lenites the noun; Make the final consonant slender
- balach --> a bhalaich
=Nouns that form the genitive by suffixing e
singular
vocative prefixes a, which lenites the noun, otherwise the form of the noun is the same
- cas --> a chas
=Nouns that form the genitive by suffixing a
singular
vocative prefixes a, which lenites the noun, otherwise the form of the noun is the same
- feoil --> a fheoil
See Also
External Links
References
- Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. Seattle: Each-Mara Publications
