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GAELIC GEAM3IAE. 19
Noun in question ; as tha fear, tlia hean, tha
cearc, tha cu, tha Ugh, tha Tomas, tha 5em«, tha
gleann.
The Genitive is the form used to denote
possession, source, property, &c., and can always
be found by placing some other Noun before the
Noun in question, as ceann fir, a rann's head ;
ceann mna, a ivovian^s head ; ceann circe, a hens
head ; ceann coin, a dog's head; ceann tighe, head
of a house; nighean Thomais, the daughter of
Thomas; mullach heinne, top of a mountain;
ceann glinne, head of a glen.
*^* The Genitive in Gaelic is equal to the Possessive in
English, and all that part of the English Objective that is
governed by the Preposition of. In the examples given
above, mans head, ivoman's head, &c., are English Posses-
sives ; but the daughter of Thomas, top of a mountain, are
Objectives by of. All are covered by the Gaelic Genitive.
The Dative case is the form that follows all
the Simple Prepositions, as aig fear, aig mnaoi,
aig circ, aig cu, aig tigh, gu Tomas, air beinn, le
gleann.
The Accusative is the form that is governed
by Transitive Verbs, and is always the Object
in a Sentence. It corresponds to the Objective
in English that follows the Transitive Verb. If
is always the same form as the Nominative.
The Vocative is the form used in addressing
any object ; as 0'ghrian\j, O'bhean, A ghlinn
(0 a' ghlinn), A Slieumais. It corresponds to
the English Nominative of Address.
Singular.
Nom. {Tha). Fear. Bean. Cearc.
Gen. (Ceann). Fir. Mna. Circe.
Dat. (Aig). Fear. Mnaoi. Circ.
Ace. (Same as Nora.)
Foe. (0 !). 'Fhir. 'Bhean. 'Chearc.
Noun in question ; as tha fear, tlia hean, tha
cearc, tha cu, tha Ugh, tha Tomas, tha 5em«, tha
gleann.
The Genitive is the form used to denote
possession, source, property, &c., and can always
be found by placing some other Noun before the
Noun in question, as ceann fir, a rann's head ;
ceann mna, a ivovian^s head ; ceann circe, a hens
head ; ceann coin, a dog's head; ceann tighe, head
of a house; nighean Thomais, the daughter of
Thomas; mullach heinne, top of a mountain;
ceann glinne, head of a glen.
*^* The Genitive in Gaelic is equal to the Possessive in
English, and all that part of the English Objective that is
governed by the Preposition of. In the examples given
above, mans head, ivoman's head, &c., are English Posses-
sives ; but the daughter of Thomas, top of a mountain, are
Objectives by of. All are covered by the Gaelic Genitive.
The Dative case is the form that follows all
the Simple Prepositions, as aig fear, aig mnaoi,
aig circ, aig cu, aig tigh, gu Tomas, air beinn, le
gleann.
The Accusative is the form that is governed
by Transitive Verbs, and is always the Object
in a Sentence. It corresponds to the Objective
in English that follows the Transitive Verb. If
is always the same form as the Nominative.
The Vocative is the form used in addressing
any object ; as 0'ghrian\j, O'bhean, A ghlinn
(0 a' ghlinn), A Slieumais. It corresponds to
the English Nominative of Address.
Singular.
Nom. {Tha). Fear. Bean. Cearc.
Gen. (Ceann). Fir. Mna. Circe.
Dat. (Aig). Fear. Mnaoi. Circ.
Ace. (Same as Nora.)
Foe. (0 !). 'Fhir. 'Bhean. 'Chearc.
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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