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(2) ana-bhiorach m. centipede
ana-ghràdhach, ana-gràdhach doling
an-amharus m. extreme distrust
an-bhàs m. sudden death
With a slender vowel, ain- :
(1) aineas f. passion, joy: ain + theas
ainneart m. violence
ainriochd m. pitiful plight
(2) ain-teas m. excessive heat
ain-treun ungovernable
2. ion-, in- worthy of, fit for, O.G. in : *eni, confused with *ndhi
above ; aspirates ; in O.G. it preceded -i- stems and p.p. pass,
in-te, -the ; hence in G. it is said to precede a gen. and a p.p.
pass.
(1) inleighis curable, also ion-leighis
ionmhuin beloved, in -t- mòin, -main, L. munus
(2) in-mheadhonach mean, moderate
ion-dhèanta feasible
ion-phòsda marriageable
3. f 0- under. This prep, is used as a prefix with diminutive force
in a few instances :
(1) faoighe f. thigging : fo-guide
(2) fo-bhaile m. suburb
fo-dhuine m. dwarf
fo-neul m. cloudlet
fo-rann m. versicle
4. il-, iol- many : O.G. hil-, Ger. viel. Got filu, Gk. ttoXus,
Sk. puru-s
(1) ileach variegated
ilbhinn f. craggy mountain
(2) iol-àireamh m. ennumeration
iol-bheist m. serpent
5. ioma-, iomadh- many, O.G. imbed, immad : does not
regularly aspirate : often confused with iom-, which, with
Svarabhakti, becomes ioma- :
(1) iomadach numerous
iomadan m. a concurrence of disasters, iomadh + dan
À A.A^Zw^it ^. Ul.