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S.G. droch, deagh, sar, *seann (scan), etc.
droch dhuine, a bad man.
seann mhaighdean, an old maid,
deagh charaid, a good friend,
s&r dhuin’-uasal, a thorough gentleman.
In this group there is, as it were, special emphasis laid
on the quality denoted by the adjective.
E.G. Duine ole (or dona), a bad man.
but, droch dhuine, a (very) bad man.
Duine fior, a true man, a faithful man.
but, flor dhuine, ‘ a true man ’ in every sense ; every inch
a man.
With ‘ droch dhuine, ’ compare " An Droch Fhear,”
the devil.
A convenient vocabulary for a ‘ Reading ’ on this section
can be formed by grouping common adjectives in “ pairs
of opposites,” names of common colours, etc.
VOCABULARY.
reamhar, fat.
trom, heavy.
fada, long.
Ian, full.
scan, seann, old,
glan, clean.
caol, tana, thin.
aotrom, light.
gearr, goirid, short.
falamh, empty.
6g, young.
salach, dirty.
* Sean (old) is used after a noun, and in the Predicative position
in a sentence. When used before a noun it usually takes the form
Seann, and in such a position does not aspirate nouns beginning
with d, t, s.
e.g. Seann duine, seann saighdear, etc. In colloquial speech
one hears another form (Seana) which always aspirates its noun
seana ghille, a bachelor, seana chailleach, an old wife.
S.G. droch, deagh, sar, *seann (scan), etc.
droch dhuine, a bad man.
seann mhaighdean, an old maid,
deagh charaid, a good friend,
s&r dhuin’-uasal, a thorough gentleman.
In this group there is, as it were, special emphasis laid
on the quality denoted by the adjective.
E.G. Duine ole (or dona), a bad man.
but, droch dhuine, a (very) bad man.
Duine fior, a true man, a faithful man.
but, flor dhuine, ‘ a true man ’ in every sense ; every inch
a man.
With ‘ droch dhuine, ’ compare " An Droch Fhear,”
the devil.
A convenient vocabulary for a ‘ Reading ’ on this section
can be formed by grouping common adjectives in “ pairs
of opposites,” names of common colours, etc.
VOCABULARY.
reamhar, fat.
trom, heavy.
fada, long.
Ian, full.
scan, seann, old,
glan, clean.
caol, tana, thin.
aotrom, light.
gearr, goirid, short.
falamh, empty.
6g, young.
salach, dirty.
* Sean (old) is used after a noun, and in the Predicative position
in a sentence. When used before a noun it usually takes the form
Seann, and in such a position does not aspirate nouns beginning
with d, t, s.
e.g. Seann duine, seann saighdear, etc. In colloquial speech
one hears another form (Seana) which always aspirates its noun
seana ghille, a bachelor, seana chailleach, an old wife.
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Description | This contains items published by An Comunn, which are not specifically Mòd-related. It includes journals, annual reports and corporate documents, policy statements, educational resources and published plays and literature. It is arranged alphabetically by title. |
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Description | A collection of over 400 items published by An Comunn Gàidhealach, the organisation which promotes Gaelic language and culture and organises the Royal National Mòd. Dating from 1891 up to the present day, the collection includes journals and newspapers, annual reports, educational materials, national Mòd programmes, published Mòd literature and music. |
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