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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH. 141
Air a' mhionaid, on the minute,
immediately.
Air an uair (on the hour), pre-
sently, instantly.
Air chiònn, by the time, as soon.
Air toiseach, air tùs, first, at
first, foremost.
Air uairibh {on hours), some-
times, occasionally.
Cia lìon ? how many ?
Cia minic, cia tric, how often.
Comhluath agus, as soon as.
De 'n uair (ciod è an uair),
what time.
Do là, a là, by day, daily.
Do dh-diche, a dh-òiche, by
night.
Do ghnàth, a ghnà, always,
constantly ; according to
custom.
Do shìor, ever, for ever.
Fhad 's (f had agus), as'Jong as,
while.
Fa- dhèigh, fa-dheòigh, fa
dheireadh (at the end), at j
length, after, at last,finally.
Compound Adverbs
A bhos, on this side, below,
here.
A làthair, present, here.
A-mhàin, a-mhàn, a-bhàn,
down, downward.
A-mhain 's an àird, up and
down.
An àird, up, upward.
A-nàll, over, to this side.
A-nìos, up, from below.
A-nuas, down, from above.
A-nùll, a-nùnn ? over, to the
other side.
Gu-bràth, gu là bhràth,* for
ever.
Gu dìlinn (dith lìnn, without
time), for ever.
Gu-minic, gu-tric, often, oft.
Gu-sìor, gu siorruidh, (sìor
ruith, ever running), for ever
and ever.
Gu suthain, for evermore.
Mar thà, already, so soon.
Mu-dheireadh, at last.
Mu-dheireadh thàlj, at long
last.
'Nà thrà (in its time), in due
time ; duly.
Ni's mò, no more, no moreat all.
O cheann, o chiònn (from the
end), some time ago.
O cheann treis, a while ago.
O chìan, ofold, long ago.
O chìan nan cìan (from an age
ofages), very long ago.
Rè seal, rè tamuill, for a time.
'S a' bhliadhna, (in the year),
i yearly, annually.
Uair-èigin, sometime.
denoting place ; as,
A-stàn, down, down below.
A-thaobh, aside.
A-stigh, a-steach (anns tigh,
anns teach, in the house), in,
inward, within.
Am-fad,/«r, as far.
Am fagus, near, at hand.
A-mach, am muigh, am magh
(on a plain), out, abroad.
An cèin, far aivay, distant.
An còir, near, nearly.
An-cois (at the foot), along
with.
* Sometimes spelt bràch. Bràth signifies conflagration , hence " gu là bhràth,"
till the day of conflagration ; till the world is consiimed by Jire ; for ever. Qr.
T^n&ca, incendo, to burn.