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106 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADIL
Cìr, a comb ; braid, theft ; briosgaid, a bìscuit ; leisg, laziness ;
trudair, a stammererj muir, sea ; druim, a back ; feòil, flesh;
fuil, blood ; cathair, a chair ; urchair, a shot ; anail, breath ;
athair, father ; piuthar, a sister ; smuain, a thought ; sail, a
beam ; linne, apool; cridhe, a heart ; uisg, water ; cnàimh,
a bone ; fìacail, a tooth ; leabaidh, a bed ; oisinn, a corner ;
slìasaid, a thigh ? — (See p. 53-55.)
3. Article and Noun. — What Declension, Number, Gender,
and Case is — Am bòrd, the table. Tìr nan gaisgeach, the land
of heroes. An t-òr, the gold. Na mìnn, the hids. Tigh na
bantraich, the widow's house. Cuachag an fhàsaich, (the) maid
ofthe desert. Mullach nan tdnn, (the) top of the waves. Deir-
eadh an t-saoghail, (the) end of the world. Fuaim na h-
osaige, (the) sound of the breeze. Glas an doruis, the door's
locL A f hleasgaich, young man. A ghruagaeha, ( yè) maids.
Tuarasdal na nighinn, the girl's wages ?
4. Translate — Sùil ròin. Obair nàduir. An t-slat. Na h-
amhaichean, Closaichean. Taobh a' chladaich. Cas a' bhuic.
Na sùinn. Seòl na luinge. Eilean nan torc. Athair Shàuil.
Cluas an tairbh. Sròn na muice. Làmh a' bhalaich. Tìr nam
bèann. Tigh chon. Ubh circe. Cìrean coilich. Crò nan
caorach. Na mìrean. Cluas na poite. Na cuilcean. Prìs an
ime. Gnùis na h-òighe. Cnàimh na droma. An t-sràid.
Pùnnd feòla. Iasg na mara. Lìon an ìasgair. Breacan a'
phìobaire. Bun na stùice. Tigh Dhaibhidh. Trudair bodaich.
Bìan na maithich. Munar gìlle.
5. Translate — Cas na cathrach, na h-iuchraichean, teas na las-
rach, paidhir bhròg, mullach na staidhreach, a' pheasair, an t-
srathair, trìan na h-analach, sèula na litreach, àm dinneireach,
bràthair athar, mac màthar, nighean peathar, guth seanar,
pùnnd meala.
In what Number and Case is — Cùiltean nam mearlach, the
thieves' corners or hiding-places. Làitheanfèille,/e5^'w^ay5.
Fasanàn nam bailtean, the fashions of towns. Tuil Noàh,
Noah's fiood. Smuaintean dhaoine, thoughts ofmen. Uisgeachan
na fàirge, (the) waters of the sea. Mùinntear na Fràinge, the
people of France. Fuaim òrd, sound of hammers. Cìnn shion-
nach, heads offoxes. Sùilean bhroc, badgers' eyes. Cas tuirc,
a boar's foot ?
6. Translate — Na h-ainglean. Làmh na mnà. Tigh bhan.
Na bà. Ris a' bhrcinn. Crò nan caorach. Solus na còinnle.
A choin, na coin sròn ri sròin. Uan Dè. Deoch an doruis.
Dorsàn a' chaisteil. Ceòl na f ìdhle. Na gobhair. Gòibhlean