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240 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
Iom — about, around, entire ; as, wwi-dhùin, shut in or about, en-
close, /om-ghaoth, a wind blowing around, a whirlwind, iom-lan,
full about, entire, quite complete.
Ion— fit, like, worthy ; as, zon-mholta, worthy of being praised,
ionann, (ion-aon) like one, alike, same.
So — easy, apt, good; as, so-dheanamh, easily done, possible, so-
char, a good turn. So takes the form of soi ; as, soisgèul,
good news, gospel, soilèur, clear, visible.
GAELIC AFFIXES.
Nouns denoting the agent
or doer of a thing are form-
ed from nouns or verbs by
adding ach, air, ear, or iclie.
Marc,
Sealg,
Sùist,
Mìll,
Sgèul,
horse,
hunting,
thresh,
destroy,
a narrative,
Ceannaich, buy,
Some add adair. —
Snàmh, swim,
Smeur, smear,
Uair, time,
Roinn, divide,
Nouns, chiefly of an abstract
quality, are formed from adjec-
tives, by adding achd, as, &c.
Ciùin, calm,
Naomh, holy,
Geal, white,
RISICEAN GAELIG.
Cumar Ainmearan a ciall-
achadh gniomhaiche, no
deanadair cùise, o ainmear-
an, no bho gniomharan, le
cur ach, air, ear* no iche.
marcach, a horseman
sealgair, a huntsman
sùistear, a thresher
mìlltear, destroyer
sgèulaiche, a narrator
ceannaiche,+ a merchant.
Cuiridh cuid adair. —
snàmhadair, swimmer
smeuradair, smearer
uaireadair, time-keeper
roinneadair, divider.
Cumar Ainmearan a ta gu
mòr de bhuaidh sgarta o bhuadh-
aran le cur achd, as, &ce.
Cruaidh,
Ceart,
Lag,
hard,
just,
weak,
ciùineachd,
naomhachd,
gilead,
cruadhas,
ceartas,
laigse,
calmness
holiness
whiteness
hardness
justice
weakness
*„Ear is a contracted form of fear orfhear : it is written air and sometimesozV
to put, " Leathan ri leathan." Observance of this rule requires a broad before an
affix beginning with a small, when the final vowel of the radical word is a broad.
t When the radical word en<ìs in ich, it takes e only to i'orm the derivative
noun.