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A GRAMMAR OF
OF PREPOSITION.
PftErosiTioNS, in Gaelic, are either simple or compounded.
SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS.
A, as, of, out of.
Ag, aig, at.
Air, on, after.
An, ann, in.
Bhàrr, off.
Car, duriiig.
Do, of, to.
Eadar, hetiueen.
Fa, vpon.
Fo, fodha, fu', fuidh, beneath.
Gu, gus, to, until.
Le, leis, with, by, along.
Mar, like to, as.
Mu, about.
0, from.
Os, above.
Re, duriiig.
Re, ri, ris, to.
Ro, roirah, before.
Seach, past, in comparison with.
Tar, thar, thair, thairis, over, across.
ThiiM, to.
Tre, troimh, throimh, through.
Trid, through ; by means of.
V A, from.
COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS.
The Compound Prepositions are, for the most part,
commonly govern the Noun in the genitive case.
A chois, near to.
Air beulaobh, before, in front of.
Air cheann, at the end, against.
Air cùlaobh, behind.
Air fad, throughout, during.
Air feadh, throughout, during.
Air miiin, on the back, on the top.
Air sgàth, for the sake.
Air son, for, on account.
Air tòir, in. pursuit.
Am fianuis, > .
Am fochair, S "' P'"''''''-
Am nieasg, among, amidst.
An ag'haidh, against.
An ceann, in the end.
An codhail, ì ^
. ■ t i to meet.
An comneamn, S
An cois, near to.
An dail, to meet hostilely, toivards.
An deaghaidh, Ì
An deigh, > after.
An deis, S
An eiric, in recompense.
An làthair, in presence.
An lorg, ) .
. ^ ■'^ \tn coiisequenct .
As easbhuidh, i .,,
A 1 • i ivitliout.
As euffmhais, >
made up of a Simple Preposition and a Noun. They
As leth, in behalf.
A bhrigh, because.
A choir, near.
A chum, to, towards.
A dhith,yo7" want, without.
A reir, according to.
A thaobh, concerning.
Do bhrigh, because.
Do choir, near.
Do chum, to, toward.
Do dhlth,yb?' want,, without.
Dh' easbhuidh, ) „
T-.1 ' ■ 11 11 < /'"' want.
Dh uireasbhuidh, )■'
Dh' f hios, Ì . ^ 1
T-vi . ■ -11 \ to, towards.
Dh lonnsuidh, J
Do reir, according, in proportion to.
Do thaobh, concerning, with respect.
Fa chomhair, i ., . .
17 1 11 opposite, against.
ra chomhar, i '' ' ''
Fa chilis, because, by reason.
Ghios, {contr. for dh' ionnsuidh), to, towards.
Mu choinneamh, opposite.
Mi thirachioll, around, about.
O bhàrr,y?o?« the top.
Os ceann, above.
Re, during.
Tareis, after.
INSEPARABLE PREPOSITIONS.
There are various syllables, viz. an, ain, ana; aim, aimh; ao, ca, eu ; eas, ais, ath; bith, co, com, comh, con ; di, do;
im, iom; in, ion; mi, mio ; neo, and so, which may be called Inseparable Prepositions, being found only in composition
with other words, the signification ofwhich they change or modify.
Ain, ~
An, I
Aim,
Aimh,
Ao,i '
Ea, '
Eu,j
Eas,
Signifies
Negation or privation,
Ain-eolach, ignorant.
An-aoibhinn, joyless.
Aim-beartas, poverty.
Aim-leathann, narroie.
Aodochas, ~\
Eadochas, > despair.
Eudochas, J
Easonoir, dishonour.