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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH. 165
rich, to work ; to operate. Geal, white ; gealaich, whiten. Mìn,
plain, soft ; mìniclr, explain. Mòr, great ; mòraich, enlarge,
amplify.
Obs — The root sometimes undergoes changes, and letters are
inserted or omitted before -ich, to improve the sound ; as,
làmh, a Jiand ; \k\mbsich, handle. Socair, ease ; socraich,
fix, establish. Daingean, strong, firm ; daìngmch, strengthen,
fortify.
English verhs are turned into Gaelic by adding to them the
termination -ig, a corrupted form of -ich ; as, dealaf^, to deal.
Depend^, to depend. Resolbh^, to resolve. Intend^, to in-
tend. Reform«<7, to reform. Verbs of this kind are used in
most parts of the Highlands, but particularly in Perthshire.
OF ADVERBS. MU CHO-GHNIOMH ARAN.
Adverbs denoting quality and manner are formed from ad-
jectives by prefixing gu ; as, Gu-dona, badly. Gu-h-uasal,
nobly. Gu-bòrb, fiercely. Gu-h-iongantach, wonderfullj/. — See
page 138.
EXERCISES ON THE IN- | CLEACHDADH AIR TEAR-
FLECTIONS OF WORDS. | NADH NAM FOCAL.
1. Nouns. — What Gender and Declension is — Mult, a tved-
der ; giomach, a lobster ; cròg, apaio ; làmh, a hand ; cluaran,
a thistle ; osag, a breeze; dàn, apoem ; fòid, a turf; cuilc, a
reed ; fàladair, u scythe ; mil, honey ; àirc, an arlc ; luachair,
rushes ; meacan, a root ; coille, a wood; là, a day ; diche,
night ; òighreachd, an estate ; banais, a wedding ; èilid, a hind ;
còir, right ; coinneal, a candle ; saighead, an arrow ; boir-
ionnach, u woman ; mart, a cow ? — (See p. 34, 38.)
2. What is the Genitive and Dative Singular, and Nomina-
tive, Genitive, and Vocative Plural, Definite and Indefinite, of—
Bòrd, a table ; saor, a wright ; òxbxì, a song ; glas, a locJc ;
corp, a body ; seòl, a sail ; Dònullach, a Macdonald ; saoghal,
world ; cuileag, a fiy ; tunnag, a duck ; lòn, a marsh ; nighean,*
a daughter ; gleann, a glen ; leabhar, a book ; peacadh, sin ;
gruagach, a maid ; làrach,« site ; teaghlach,« family; bealach,
apass ; àlt, a joint ; clag, a bell ; tònu, a wave ; feàrg, anger ;
preas, a bush ; meur, a finger ; sìol, seed ; tàillear, a tailor ;
duilleag, a leaf ; cinneach, a nation ; cuilionn, holly ; nì, a
thing ; urra, a child ; modh, mode ; bò, a cow ; caora, a sheep ;
cù, a dog ; gobhar, a goat; fear, a man; bean, a woman ;
sgìan, a knife; tarrang, a naiI?—(See p. 38-49.)
* Nighean, Gen. and Dat. SiDgular, nigldnn. Sometimes spelt inghcan accord-
ing to the Irish.