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ISG OF THE PARTS [Part II.
Ni h-eadh (ij ; it is not fo.
Os aird ; openly.
Os barr; on top, befides.
Os iofal ; fecretly, covertly.
Ro ; very.
Roimh a cheile ; prematurely, too haftily.
Seadh (i) ; it is fo.
rr^ . , .J*., >indiforder, inconfuflon.ftirredabout,
Iroimh a cheile ; >
Theagamh; perhaps.
Uidh air 'n uidh ; Jiage byjiage, gradually.
CHAP. VII OF PREPOSITIONS.
The Prepofitions, ftrifìly fo called^ are fingle words,
moft of them monyfyllables, employed to mark relation.
Relation is alfo exprefled by combinations of words, which
often correfpond to iimple prepofitions in other languages.
Thefe combinations are, not improperly, ranked among the
prepofitions. The following lifts contain, firft, the Prepo-
fitions properly fo called, which are all Iimple ; fccondly,
improper Prepofitions, which, with one or two exceptions,
feem all to be made up of a Iimple Prepoiition and a Noun.
Proper Prepofitions.
Aig, Ag, at. Gu, Gus, to. Roimh, before.
Air, on. Gun, ivithcut. Tar, Thar, over, aarofu
Ann, in. lar, after. Tre, 1
As, A, out of. Le, Leis, ivith, by. Troimh, ^through.
De, of. Mar, lihe to. Throimh, )
Do, to. Mu, about. Seach, paj}, in compari-
Eadar, between. O, \5z,from. \jon ivith.
Fa, upon. - Os, above.
Fuidh, Fo, under. Re, Ri, Ris, to. The
(/) The probable analysis of 'seadh' is 'is è% it is, pronounced
in «ne syllable ' 's e'. When this syllable was used a> a respon-
sive.