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Ì56 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
im-, in-, un-, -less, in Eng- seadh not, im-, in-, un-,
Hsh, are formed by prefix- -less, 's a' Bheurla le roimh-
ing the particles, iceadh nan smidean,
An-, ana-, ain-, ao-, as- } ea-, eas-, èu-, d\-, mi-, neo- ; as,
Abuich,
ripe,
<m-abuich,
unripe.
Measarra,
temperate,
awa-measarra,
intemperate.
Ji.olacii,
acquainted,
d^-eolach,*
unacquainted.
Dìonach,
tight,
ao-dìonach,
untight, leaky.
Caoin,
Jcind,
«s-caoin,
unkind, harsh.
Slàn,
healthy,
e#-slan,
unhealthy, sich.
Onoir,
respect,
eas-onoir,
disrespect.
Trom,
heavy,
<?w-trom,
light.
Meas,
honour,
efo'-meas,
dishonour.
Ceart,
just,
mi- cb.ea.rt,
unjust.
Nì,
a thing,
neo-'ni,
nothing.
Obs. — An becomes ana before b, c, g, m, p, and ain befcre a
word of which the first vowel is small. In some words, it is
written aimti, as in aimh-\eas, aimh-reit. An is commonly
privative ; but in several words it is intensive ; as, teas, heat :
am-teas, excessive heat, inflammation. Mìann, desire : ana-
miann, excessive desire, lust. Before some words, an has the
senseof theadjectives droch, olc, òad, evil ; as, An uair, an evil.
Anacàinnt, had language.
The other Prefixes are aih- ; ban- ; bith-, cath-, sior- ; co-,
comh-, con- ; do-, so- ; fear- ; iol- or iom-, im-, in-, ion-,
luchd, Mac-, Nic-.
Ath signifies again, back, next, re ; as, tog, Uft; ath-thog,
lift again, rebuild. Ris, history ; aithris, tell, repeat, narrate.
Leasaich, add to, form ; ath-'leasaich, improve, reform. Uair,
an hour ; ath-uair, next hour.
Ban, bana, bean,t afemale ; lady, corresponding to the Eng-
lish affixes -ess,- ix ; as, ban-rìgh, a queen. Bana-mhaighstear,
a mistress. Arach, a cow-herd ; banarach, a milkmaid, dairy-
maid. Bain-treabhaiche, contracted Bàntrach,t awidow. Ban-
diùc, a duchess. Bean-tighe, a housewife, landlady, goodwife.
Bean-bàinnse, a bride. Bean-ghlùine, a midwife, obstetrix.
Bean-shìth, a fairy. For other forms of ban, see page 33. — Obs.
Obs. — From bean is derived the word banas, signifying the
* Manx, Ben. Wel. Benw. Goth. Wen. Pers. Benanj. Gr. BivòCv (benòn),
uniting.
f From bean, a wife, and treabhaiclie, ahusbandman ; hence the meaning of the
word is, a wife left to cultivate the land after the death of her husband.