Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1841 to 1870 > Double grammar, of English and Gaelic, in which the principles of both languages are clearly explained

ETYMOLOGY.
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FOCLACHADH.
Iom—about, around, entire; as, iom-dhuin, shut in or about, en¬
close, (om-ghaoth, a wind blowing around, a whirlwind, iom-lan,
full about, entire, quite complete.
Ion—-fit, like, worthy; as, i'on-mholta, worthy of being praised,
fonann, (ion-aon) like one, alike, same.
So—easy, apt, good-, as, so-dheanamh, easily done, possible, so-
char, a good turn. So takes the form of soi; as, soisgeul,
good news, gospel, soileur, clear, visible.
GAELIC AFFIXES.
iWrans denoting the agent
or doer of a thing are form¬
ed from nouns or verbs by
adding ach, air, ear, or 'khe.
RISICEAN GAELIG.
Cumar Ainmearan a ciall-
achadh gniomhaiche, no
deanadair cuise, o ainmear¬
an, no bho gniombaran, le
cur ach,, air, ear* no iche.
Marc, horse,
Sealg, bunting,
Suist, thresh,
Mill, destroy,
Sgeul, a narrative,
Ceannaich, buy,
marcacb,
sealgair,
siiistear,
mllltear,
sgeulaiche,
ceannaicbe.t
a horseman
a huntsman
a thresher
destroyer
a narrator
a merchant.
Some add adair.—
Cuiridh cuid adair
Snamh, swim,
Smeur, smear,
Uair, time,
Koinn, divide,
JVouns, chiefly of an abstract
quality, are formed from adjec¬
tives, by adding achd, as, &c.
Cii'iin, calm,
Naomh, holy,
Geal, white,
Cruaidh, hard,
Ceart, just,
Lag, weak,
snamhadair, swimmer
smeuradair, smearer
uaireadair, time-keeper
roinneadair, divider.
Cumar Ainmearan a ta gu
mor de bhuaidh sgarta o bhuadh-
aran le cur achd, as, &ce.
calmness
holiness
whiteness
hardness
justice
weakness
ciuineachd,
naomhachd,
gilead,
cruadhas,
ceartas,
laigse,
*\Ear is a contracted form offear orfhear: it is written air and sometimes op¬
to put, “ Leathan ri leathan.” Observance of this rule requires a broad before an
atiix beginning with a small, when the final vowel of the radical word is a broad,
f When the radical word ends in ich, it takes e only to form the derivative
noun.