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brù-dhearg m. robin red-breast, n.s.m. of Poss. cpd., § 106
coileach-ruadh m. a red grouse cock
gobhlan-dubh m. black mart\n
luch-mhòr f. a seal
sgoil-dubh f. black-art
2. When an adjectival compound consists of two nouns, the
first is declined regularly, except that the genitive sing, increase
is usually dropped ; the second is always in the genitive. If it
be (a) in the gen. pi. it is always aspirated ex. § 20, 2. If it be (b)
in the gen. sing., it is aspirated like an adjective accompanying a
noun, e.g.
(a) am plocan-bhuntàta m. the potato masher.
Sing.
n. am plocan-bhuntàta
g. (ceann) a' phlocain-bhuntàta
d. do'n phlocan-bhuntàta
V. a phlocain-bhuntàta
PL
na plocain-bhuntàta
nam plocan-bhuntàta
do na plocanaibh-bhuntàta
a phlocana-bhuntàta
Additional Examples :
brù-dhearg m. robin red-breast, n.s.m. of Poss. cpd., § 106
coileach-ruadh m. a red grouse cock
gobhlan-dubh m. black mart\n
luch-mhòr f. a seal
sgoil-dubh f. black-art
2. When an adjectival compound consists of two nouns, the
first is declined regularly, except that the genitive sing, increase
is usually dropped ; the second is always in the genitive. If it
be (a) in the gen. pi. it is always aspirated ex. § 20, 2. If it be (b)
in the gen. sing., it is aspirated like an adjective accompanying a
noun, e.g.
(a) am plocan-bhuntàta m. the potato masher.
Sing.
n. am plocan-bhuntàta
g. (ceann) a' phlocain-bhuntàta
d. do'n phlocan-bhuntàta
V. a phlocain-bhuntàta
PL
na plocain-bhuntàta
nam plocan-bhuntàta
do na plocanaibh-bhuntàta
a phlocana-bhuntàta
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| Description | Scottish Gaelic grammar. With handwritten notes by Angus Matheson. |
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| Shelfmark | Mat.45 |
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| Description | Items from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University. |
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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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