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Siniju/ar. I'lural.
MdKcuHne. Fvmininc. Cominon.
JVuw. an As gen. mas. na
am ( + A, /, in, p) na h- ( + vowels)
an t- ( + vowels)
Gen. an na nan
a' { + /'/i, c/t, i//i, 1)1 It, na h- ( + vowel) nam( + //, f,>i>,p)
ph)
an t- {+>< pair)
Dnt. As gen. As dut. mas. As noin.
('n, 'n t- after vowel-
ending prep.)
The gen. sing, masc, nom. sing, feni., and dat. sing. ni. and f.
aspirate all initial consonants of the succeeding noun, save d, f, and v,
wliich last is eclipsed if pure, i.e., before vowels and /,n, r, asr(« t-sitil,
the eye, pronounced an tiiil (^aii (-•<hàd). The aspiration of /, //, r s
not indicated in writing;/, becoming //i, disappears in sound after
'III. ..4 }»i.s + art. is contracted into ■s%n, sa', sua.
Examples of Article and Noun.
rheek
Alt. ~d,t -AwtonnJlie iriire na tuinne
/, n, r an reul, the star na reil
SI/. "in, i\n sgiixn, / h< Lni/e na sgine
sji, st &n apeir, the hoiif/h, na speire,
Art. +/ an fhras, the na froise
shower
Art. + s jjure an t-slat, the rod na slaite
na tonnan
na reultan
na sgionan
na ppeirean,
na frasaii
na slatan
nan tonn
nan reul
nan sgian
nan tpeir
nam fras
nan slat
Siniju/ar. I'lural.
MdKcuHne. Fvmininc. Cominon.
JVuw. an As gen. mas. na
am ( + A, /, in, p) na h- ( + vowels)
an t- ( + vowels)
Gen. an na nan
a' { + /'/i, c/t, i//i, 1)1 It, na h- ( + vowel) nam( + //, f,>i>,p)
ph)
an t- {+>< pair)
Dnt. As gen. As dut. mas. As noin.
('n, 'n t- after vowel-
ending prep.)
The gen. sing, masc, nom. sing, feni., and dat. sing. ni. and f.
aspirate all initial consonants of the succeeding noun, save d, f, and v,
wliich last is eclipsed if pure, i.e., before vowels and /,n, r, asr(« t-sitil,
the eye, pronounced an tiiil (^aii (-•<hàd). The aspiration of /, //, r s
not indicated in writing;/, becoming //i, disappears in sound after
'III. ..4 }»i.s + art. is contracted into ■s%n, sa', sua.
Examples of Article and Noun.
rheek
Alt. ~d,t -AwtonnJlie iriire na tuinne
/, n, r an reul, the star na reil
SI/. "in, i\n sgiixn, / h< Lni/e na sgine
sji, st &n apeir, the hoiif/h, na speire,
Art. +/ an fhras, the na froise
shower
Art. + s jjure an t-slat, the rod na slaite
na tonnan
na reultan
na sgionan
na ppeirean,
na frasaii
na slatan
nan tonn
nan reul
nan sgian
nan tpeir
nam fras
nan slat
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > How to learn Gaelic > (25) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/79790439 |
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| Description | Orthographical instructions grammar and reading lessons / by Alexander Macbain and John Whyte. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.105 |
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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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