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24 GAELIC GRAMMAR.
present, whereas the third person has the equivalent of Sin,
implying absence or distance as related to the speakers.
The -ne in smne is interesting as a relic of an old form yet
preserved in Welsh, Ni, we. So that sinn-ne means ive-we or
jve, ourselves.
Exercise XIII.
(1.) Tell the simple form of each Emphatic, and
the Emphatic of each Simple.
(2.) Tell the person and number of all the
Personal Pronouns,
(3.) Analyse each sentence and translate into
English.
Bhuail thu mi. Bhuail thusa mi. Bhuail mise
thu. Bhuail thusa mise. Thainig e. Dh'fhalbh ise.
Phill iad. Stad thusa. Thuit iadsan. Ruith mise.
Loisg e mise. Tilg thusa esan. Thog ise iadsan.
Chain thusa mise agus iadsan. Chuir iad mise agus
esan ann an toll. Bhris ise agus mise maide. Coinnich
thusa agus esan iadsan agus sinne a maireach.
Possessive Pronouns are really Adjectives corre-
sponding to the Personal Pronouns. They also have
a Simple and Emphatic form.
Simple.
Sing.
Plm
Sing. 1
Plur
present, whereas the third person has the equivalent of Sin,
implying absence or distance as related to the speakers.
The -ne in smne is interesting as a relic of an old form yet
preserved in Welsh, Ni, we. So that sinn-ne means ive-we or
jve, ourselves.
Exercise XIII.
(1.) Tell the simple form of each Emphatic, and
the Emphatic of each Simple.
(2.) Tell the person and number of all the
Personal Pronouns,
(3.) Analyse each sentence and translate into
English.
Bhuail thu mi. Bhuail thusa mi. Bhuail mise
thu. Bhuail thusa mise. Thainig e. Dh'fhalbh ise.
Phill iad. Stad thusa. Thuit iadsan. Ruith mise.
Loisg e mise. Tilg thusa esan. Thog ise iadsan.
Chain thusa mise agus iadsan. Chuir iad mise agus
esan ann an toll. Bhris ise agus mise maide. Coinnich
thusa agus esan iadsan agus sinne a maireach.
Possessive Pronouns are really Adjectives corre-
sponding to the Personal Pronouns. They also have
a Simple and Emphatic form.
Simple.
Sing.
Plm
Sing. 1
Plur
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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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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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