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■iO N. FHOCLAIR GAIDHLIG AGUS BEURLA.
Examples
Ma?. Fern,
A chfaufi, his Iiead. A ceann, her head.
A cbriclbe, his heart. A cridbe, her heart.
When fuch fubflanti%'e begins with f, fan or Jin flaould be annexed
to the mafculine, but omitted for the feminine.
M. F.
A fphraclfdii^ his fpirit. A ffiorad, her fpirit-
Afmigsin, his chin. -^ fi^'Si •'£•" chin.
When any of the immutable confonants begins a word, the pofreffive
pronoun has a full and diftiniTl found for the mafculine ; but for the
feminine, it is founded as if the immutable . were doubled like the
Wclfh.
M. t.
A lamh, his hand. A llamb, her hand.
A neart, his ftrength. A nneart, her flrength.
But when a noun begins with a vowel, tiie poflcfTive is omitted be-
fore the mafculine, and fan or fm annexed to the word ; but for tlic
feminine, tlie pofleffive remains, and the afpirate b is prefixed,
M. P
Anailfm, his breath- A b anally her breatli.
Ordagfan^ his tliumb- A b ordag, her thumb.
Words beginning with f, take h after the mafculine, and both are
quiefcent ; but the feminine does not.
M. F.
Fbarimd, his envy. Aformad, her envy.
N. B. Obferve, that when any of the mutable confonants take h
ailcr it, they are never to be fcparated in fpelling, or divided at the
end ol lines.
Examples
Ma?. Fern,
A chfaufi, his Iiead. A ceann, her head.
A cbriclbe, his heart. A cridbe, her heart.
When fuch fubflanti%'e begins with f, fan or Jin flaould be annexed
to the mafculine, but omitted for the feminine.
M. F.
A fphraclfdii^ his fpirit. A ffiorad, her fpirit-
Afmigsin, his chin. -^ fi^'Si •'£•" chin.
When any of the immutable confonants begins a word, the pofreffive
pronoun has a full and diftiniTl found for the mafculine ; but for the
feminine, it is founded as if the immutable . were doubled like the
Wclfh.
M. t.
A lamh, his hand. A llamb, her hand.
A neart, his ftrength. A nneart, her flrength.
But when a noun begins with a vowel, tiie poflcfTive is omitted be-
fore the mafculine, and fan or fm annexed to the word ; but for tlic
feminine, tlie pofleffive remains, and the afpirate b is prefixed,
M. P
Anailfm, his breath- A b anally her breatli.
Ordagfan^ his tliumb- A b ordag, her thumb.
Words beginning with f, take h after the mafculine, and both are
quiefcent ; but the feminine does not.
M. F.
Fbarimd, his envy. Aformad, her envy.
N. B. Obferve, that when any of the mutable confonants take h
ailcr it, they are never to be fcparated in fpelling, or divided at the
end ol lines.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > New alphabetical vocabulary, Gailic [sic] and English > (28) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76646380 |
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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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