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NUADH FHOCLAIR
GAIDHLIG acus BEURLA;
A
NEW VOCABULARY
GAILIC AND ENGLISH,
RULES for Reading the Gailic Lajigujge.
I. Of the Letters.
X. RE Alphabet cf ihe ancient Caledonian language conCfts of fs^
teen letters ; a, b^ c, cf, e, /, g, i, /, m, n, o, p r, /, ?, u ; which are
divided into vowels and confonants. The afpirate h^ is now reckoned
by feme a letter, (though it begins no word in this language, except
feme interjcdions, as Hoi Hal &c.) The general ufe of it fhall be
noticed afterwards.
II. Of the Vowels in general.
A Vowel Is a letter that makes a compleat found of itfclf, without the
aid ol any oihcr : They are five in number, a, e, i, o, u, which are divi-
ded into broad and fmall vowels ; a, o, u, aie broad, a:nd e, i, fmall.
In words of more than one fyllable, if the fiorgoing end with a broad
vowel, the next muR begin with a broad likewife; but if with a fmall,
then the next muft begin with the fame ; accordingly it would be Im-
B proper
:ven-.
GAIDHLIG acus BEURLA;
A
NEW VOCABULARY
GAILIC AND ENGLISH,
RULES for Reading the Gailic Lajigujge.
I. Of the Letters.
X. RE Alphabet cf ihe ancient Caledonian language conCfts of fs^
teen letters ; a, b^ c, cf, e, /, g, i, /, m, n, o, p r, /, ?, u ; which are
divided into vowels and confonants. The afpirate h^ is now reckoned
by feme a letter, (though it begins no word in this language, except
feme interjcdions, as Hoi Hal &c.) The general ufe of it fhall be
noticed afterwards.
II. Of the Vowels in general.
A Vowel Is a letter that makes a compleat found of itfclf, without the
aid ol any oihcr : They are five in number, a, e, i, o, u, which are divi-
ded into broad and fmall vowels ; a, o, u, aie broad, a:nd e, i, fmall.
In words of more than one fyllable, if the fiorgoing end with a broad
vowel, the next muR begin with a broad likewife; but if with a fmall,
then the next muft begin with the fame ; accordingly it would be Im-
B proper
:ven-.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > New alphabetical vocabulary, Gailic [sic] and English > (17) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76646259 |
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| Description | "... with some directions for reading and writing the Gailic [sic]". Gaelic and English title pages. Gaelic titlepage: Nuadh fhoclair Gaidhlig agus Beurla do reir ordu’ nan litriche maille re cuid sheolanna cionnas a leughar agus a sgriobhar a’ Gaidhlig. Le Raibeird Mac Pharlain ... . Dun-Eaduin clodh-bhuailt’ airson an ughdair, le Eoin Moir. 1795. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.3 |
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| Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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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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