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THE GAELIC LANGUAGE. xix
OF PRONOUNS.
A PiioNouN is a word put instcnd of a nouti, to prevent the too frequent repetition thereof; as, tha Dia mòr; tha e
soiia; tha e gràsnihor ; tha c naomh.
There are six kinds of pronouns; viz. the Personal, the Relative, the Adjective, the Interrogative, the Jndejinite, and
the Compound pronouns.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS.
Tliere are four personal |)ronouns; they admit of Person, Gender, Number, and of a Simple and Emphatic form. A
personal pronoun is thrown into an ein[(luitic- form by the addition of sa, or san, sc, ne, to the simple form.
SIMPLE roRM.
Mi, mhi, /, the first person, "J Sinn, ive, the first person, -j
Tu,* thu, thou, the second person, ( ^. . Sibh,t you, the second person, y Plural.
EMPHATIC FORM.
Misc, mhise, /, the first person, ^ Sinne, ivc, the first person, Ì
Tusa, thusa, thou, the second person, ( „. , Sibhse, you, the second person, \ Plural.
fsT' *" — ' !he \ *'''= ^^""'^ 1'^''°"' ) '"^" '""' ^""^^^' ''*'^'""' ""^' ^^^ ^'"'"^ ^'''°"'
The forms of the personal pronoun governed by a transitive verb are,
Simple form. Emph. form. Simple form. Emph. form.
Mi, Mise, ine, "j Sinn, Sinne, us, "i
Thu, Thusa, thee, ( Simjular. Sibh, Sibhse, you, J. Plural.
E, Esan, him, C lad, ladsan, them, }
I, Ise, her, J
Note. — That /cm when added to a personal pronoun, is equivalent to the Latin syllabic adjection met, English self,
or selves ; mi fein, or mi fhein, jnyself; mise fein, my oivn self.
Thu fein, or thu fhein, thyself; thusa fein, thy own self.
E fein, or e fhein, himself; esan fein, his oivn self.
I fein, or i fhein, herself; ise fein, her own self.
Sinn fein, or sinn fhein, ourselves ; sinne fein, our own selves.
Sibh fein, or sibh fhein, yourselves ; sibhse fein, your own selves.
lad fein, or iad fhein, themselves ; iadsa fein, themselves.
Gender has respect only to the third person singular of the pronouns, e, i. E is masculine, i is feminine. There is
no neuter gender in Gaelic, as has been already observed.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
There are three relative pronouns, nom. a, who, which; gen. and dat. an; nach, luho not, which not, that not; na,
that which.
ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS.
The adjective pronouns may be subdivided into the Possessive, the Demonstrative, and the Distributive.
I. The Possessive Pronouns are,
Mo, my, "1 At, our, 'Ì
Do, thy, \ Singular. Bhur, or ur, ?/o!^ J P/«)-a/.
A, her, } An, or am, their, )
These pronouns never have the emphatic syllable subjoined, like the personal pronouns; but when they agree with a
substantive, the emphatic form is expressed as follows :
Simple form. Emph. form. Simpleform. Emph. form.
Mo cheann. Mo cheann-sa, Ì At ceann, Ar ceann-ne, Ì
Do cheann. Do cheann-sa, V Singular. Bhur, or ur ceann, Bhur, or ur ceann-sa. V Plural.
A cheann, A cheann-san, ) Anf ceann. An ceann-san. }
* The personal pronoun tu, thu, or thusa, is used in addressing our equals and our inferiors; and, what is remarkable, in our addresses
to the Supreme Being.
t Sibh, or sibhse, is commonly used when we address our superiors in age or in rank ; yet the second personal pronoun is beautifully
applied to majesty, and to people of very high rank.
I Am is used before words beginning with a labial not aspirated ; an is used before all other consonants, and before words begin-
ning with a vowel.