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28 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
Eun-ad-air-each, fowling.
Fèin-fhios-rach-adh, self-ex-
perience.
Iom-a ghneith-each, of many
Jcinds.
lon-rogh-nuidh-eachd, eligi-
bility.
Mi-chùin-ich-idh, will forget.
Maigh-dean -mha-ra, a mer~
maìd.
Neo - chrìoch - naich - te, un-
finished.
Oil-ean-ach-adh, educating.
Proc-ad-air-eachd, pleading.
Riagh-ail-tich-te, regulated.
Uchd-mhac-ach-adh, adopting.
Part II.
ETYMOLOGY.
Etymology treats of the dif-
ferent parts of speech into
which words are divided,
and their Classification, In-
fiection, and Derivation.
CLASSiriCATION 0F WORDS.
The words of the Gaelic lan-
guage may be divided into nine
classes, or parts of speech.
The names of the parts of
speech are, the Article, the
Noun, the Adjective, the Pro-
noun, the Verb, the Adverb,
the Preposition, the Conjunc-
tion, and the Interjection.
Earran II.
FOCLACHADH.
Tha Foclachadh a' teagasg
mu gach seòrsa focail air-
leth 's àn roinnear a'cliàinnt,
àn Seòrsachadh, àn Tèarn-
adh, 'us àm Frèumhachadh.
SEÒRSACHADH FHOCALAN.
Faodar focail na càinnte
Gaèlig a 'roinn gu naodh seòr-
saibh, no pàirtean càinnte.
Is ìad ainmean nam pàir-
tean càinnte, am Pùngar,
an t-Ainmear, am Buadhar,
Riochdar, an Gnìomhar, Co-
ghnìomhar, an Roimhear, an
Clisgear, agus an Naisgear.
1 . The Article. — An Article 1 . Am Pungar. — Is è Pùng-
is a word placed before a ar focal à chuirear roimh
noun, to point it out and to ainmear chum à chomh-
limit its meaning ; as, arrachadh a-mach ; mar,
A'mhuir, the sea ; an rìgh, the king ; na morairean, the lords ;
o' bhùird, of the table ; nan òrd, of the hammers.
2. The Noun. — A Noun 2. An t-Ainmear. — Is è
is the name of a person, Ainmear, ainm neàch, àite,
place, or thing ; as ; John, no nì ; mar ? lain, Lunuinn,
London, pen. peann.