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33. ní-n fil. In O. Ir. fil is impersonal ; if the subject is
a noun, it is expressed by a following accusative ; if a pronoun,
by an infixed pronoun. See Paradigms, p. 63.
34. nípi, consuetudinal present negative of the copula. The
possessive a anticipates the following genitive.
36. atom-aig, fr. ad-dom-aig : see ad-aig and Infixed
Pronoun (Paradigms).
37. Note the distinction between the absolute tíagmi and the
relative tíagme : cf. 73, 133, 177, 223.
bás, an extension of the cognate accusative.
40. and, therem, anticipates the foUowing isind huiliu.
41. a n-ad-chiam. a n-, what, is not followed by relative
-n- ; a n-, 7vhen, is so followed. In ad-chíam the c is aspirated,
because the verb is relative after a n-. In compound verbs, if
the accent falls on the second element, the initial preposition does
not aspirate, unless the verb be used relatively, and then aspira-
tion is regular, unless the aspiration be prevented by the infixation
of relative -n-. If, however, the accent falls on the preposition,
then aith-, air-, di-, do-, fo-, imb-, ind-, ro-, aspirate. Cf.
49, 177, 182 ; ad-cot, fr. ad-n-cot, 59 ; ad-cosnae, fr.
ad-n-cosnae, 63 ; -erthroítar, 130, further 335, 357, 369, 370.
42. túailnge, predicative genitive, lit. we are of the ability of
our zvord ; i.e. íve are able to maintain oiir zvord.
45. no-n chretid, fr. no-n-d chretid, with loss of infixed
neut. pron. d between n and ch ; cf. 326.
46. sa goes with a n-, étach macc cóim being treated as a
connected phrase.
coíma, for coím, is the only instance of such a form of the
masc. attributive adj. in O. Ir. Probably it is an error for coím.
47. inna chomalnad,/or completing it.
48. -fodmat, fr. -fodaimet.
51. filid. f (and s) to express aspirated f (and s) first appear
regularly in Sg. In Wb. i and Ml. aspirated f is either expressed
by f or it is left unwritten.
52. ma nu-d-ub feil, ifye are: see Substantive Verb (Para-
digms). For -d- see note on 131.
it sib. One would expect is sib.
ata. If the antecedent is in the first or second person, the
verb of the relative clause is in the third person. If the antece-
I Except íir 33-9.