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140 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
Crasgach, crosswise, trans-
verseìy.
Cuideachd (company), toge-
ther, too, also.
DìiesLch(erect),exactly,justso.
Eadhon, to wit, namely, viz.
Gle, ro, fìor, very^ truly.
Meadhonach, middling, toler-
ably, so so.
Na, nar, nior, noi.
Nach, not, not that, that,
loould that, (see the use
oinach with verbs, p. 86).
Nàile, indeed, truly, verily.
Ni, ni'm, ni'n, not.
Ni h-eadh, nay, noL
Seadh, yea, yes, ay ; even.
Theagamh, perhaps.
COMPOUND ADVERBS.
ADVERBIAL PHRASES. SEOLLAIRTEAN C0-GHN10MHARAIL.
Adverbial Phrases are formed by combining Nouns,
Adjectives, and Simple Adverbs, with the Article or with
a Preposition ; thus,
Compound Adverbs denoting Time.
A* cheana, already.
A chìanamh, a Uttle ago, a
while ago.
A chlisge, quickly, instantly.
A chaoidh, a choidh, for ever.
A dh-òiche, by night, during
A h-uile uaii^ every time, al-
ways.
A là, by day, on a day, daily.
A-nis, a-nise, now, the now.
A rìst, a rìs, a rithist, again.
Am feadh, while, whilst.
Am feasda,/or ever.
A' so suas, henceforth.
Am màireach, to-morrow.
An aithghearr, in a short time,
soon.
An ceartar (an ceart uair, this
very hour), just now, pre-
An còmhnuidh, an cò-nuidh
(an comh th&igh, dwelling to-
gether), always, continually.
An dàmhair, time, in proper
time.
An dè, yesterday.
An diugh, this day, to-day,
hodie.
An earar (ìar thrà, day after),
the day after to-morrow.
An nochd, to-night, nocte.
An raoir, an rair, last night.
An tràth, the time, when.
An trà so, an tràsa, an dràsta,
this time,just now.
An toiseach, at first, first,
primo.
An uiridh (uair a 'ruith), last
year.
Air-bàllj immediately ; on the
* The article a is employed in forming compound adverbs without the apostrophe
or mark of elision written over it. In some cases, the a is rnerely a euphonic
particle.