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GAELIC GRAMMAR.
242. They may end a Limitation. They are limited
in number, and the following is a complete list:—
Prepositional Pronouns.
Singular. Plural.
them
iad
(me you him her us
(mi tii k i sinn
Air=on.
orm ort air oirre oirnn oirbh orra
Aig (ag)=at.
aice againn agaibh aca
innte annainn annaibh annta
agam agad
annam annad
asam asad
diom * diot
doinh* duit
asaibh asta
dibh diu
duibh doibh(daibh)
As (&)=out of.
as aiste asainn
De=of, and off.
deth dith dinn
Do=to.
dii di duinn
Ead ar=between.
— — — — eadarainn eadaraibh eatorra
Fo = under.
fodham fodhad fodha foidhpe fodhainn fodhaibh fodhpa
Gu -- to.
h-ugam h-ugad h-uige h-uice h-ugainn h-ugaibh h-uca
Le=with.
learn leaf leis leatha leinn leibh le6 (leotha)
Mu=about.
umam umad uime uimpe umainn umaibh umpa
0 (bho) = from.
uamt uait uaith(e) uaipe uainn uaibh uapa
Ri = towards.
rium riut ris rithe ruinn ribh rih (riutha)
Roimh (romh) = before.
romham romhad roimhe roimpe romhainn romhaibh rompa
Thar = over, across.
tharamj tharad — thairte tharainn tharaibh tharta
Troimh (tromh) = through.
tromham tromhad troimhe troimpe tromhainn tromhaibh trompa
* Compounds of de and do frequently have their Initial Consonant
aspirated, as, dhiom, dhomh, etc. (IT '.'(i.)
t Uam, unit, etc., frequently have the forms bhuam, bhuait, etc.
These Prepositional Pronouns are not much used, the following
forms being preferred, thairis orm, thairis ort, thairis air, etc.