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ETYMOLOGY. FOCLACHADH. 75
o before a consonant, when their noun is governed by a prepo-
sition ending in a vowel ; as, ri m' thaobh, at my side : fo d'
chois, under thy foot.
The Possessives are rendered emphatic by placing the prono-
minal affixes -se, -sa, -san, -ne, after the noun with which
they are combined ; but -se of the first person is here changed
into -sa.
The Possessives combined with a noun beginning with a con-
sonant : —
Sing. Emphatic.
mo mhac, mo mhac-sa, my son.
do mhac, do mhac-sa, thy son.
m. à mhac, à mhac-san, his son.
f. à mac, à mac-san, her son.
f. àcìr, à cir-se, hercomb.
Plur. Emphatic.
ar mac, ar mac-ne, our son.
bhur mac, bhur mac-se, your son.
àm mac, àm mac-san, their son.
àm mac, àm mac*-san, their son.
àn c r, àn cìr-san, iheircomb.
The Possessives combined with a noun beginning with a
vowel : —
Sing. Emphatic.
m' each, m'each-san, my horse.
d' each, d' each-sa, thyhorse.
m. 'each, 'each-san, his horse.
f. àh-each, à h-each-san, Aer horse.
Plur. Emphatic.
ar n-each, ar n-each-ne, our horse.
ur n-each, 'ur n-each-se, your horse.
àn each, àn each-san, } their
àn each, àn each*-san, § horse.
When the noun is followed by one or more adjectives, the
emphatic syllable is annexed to the last adjective; as, mo cheànn
bàn-sa, my fair head ; mo cheànn bòidheach bàn-sa, my pretty
fair head.
The word fèin, here signifying ow?i, is frequently used in-
stead of the emphatic syllables ; as, mo spòran fèin, my own
purse, &c. Sometimes the emphatic syllable is added to the
word before fèin ; as, mo spòran dubh-5<s fèin, my own black
purse ; just my own black purse.
6. DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUNS.
These refer to persons or
things separately.
6. RIOCHDAEAN ROINNEACII.
Gabhar ìad so 5 an labhairt
mu 'neach no nì air-leth.
Aon, one, gach, each; a h-uile, every ; as, gach làmh, each
hand; a h-uile fear, every man ; a h-uile h-aon, every one.
Uile placed after its noun signifies all or whole ; as, na caor-
aich uile, all the sheep ; an saoghal uile. Uile with the plural
* The same construction is used, in every person, for the plural noun; as, mo
mhic or mo mhic-sa, my sons, &c. M'eich or m'eich-sa, my horses, &c. — Vide
Syntax. Possessive Pronouns.