A pronouncing Gaelic dictionary: to which is prefixed a consise but most comprehensive Gaelic grammarStirling & Kenney, 1833 - 281 pages |
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Page vi
... more acuteness and ingenuity in its structure , than any other language the author knows any thing of . It is said , that mh and bh should give way to v ; -no such thing !! Bh represents the simple form of v , and mh of v , following ...
... more acuteness and ingenuity in its structure , than any other language the author knows any thing of . It is said , that mh and bh should give way to v ; -no such thing !! Bh represents the simple form of v , and mh of v , following ...
Page x
... more dental than the d in English ; it is more a - kin to the Italian and French d ; d preceded or followed by i sounds j or ch as in child ; as , bhòid , vhōj , or vhōch , of Bute ; -sounds g in the syllable achd , achg , dh initial ...
... more dental than the d in English ; it is more a - kin to the Italian and French d ; d preceded or followed by i sounds j or ch as in child ; as , bhòid , vhōj , or vhōch , of Bute ; -sounds g in the syllable achd , achg , dh initial ...
Page xiv
... more than one syllable , whose last vowel is i or e , have the genitive like the nominative ; as , aimsir , f . weather , gen . in e and aim- sireach ; cealgair , a hypocrite ; cladhaire , a coward or hero ; gealltair , a coward ...
... more than one syllable , whose last vowel is i or e , have the genitive like the nominative ; as , aimsir , f . weather , gen . in e and aim- sireach ; cealgair , a hypocrite ; cladhaire , a coward or hero ; gealltair , a coward ...
Page xxi
... more turbulent ; cam , crooked , caime , more crooked ; dall , blind , doille , blinder ; caomh , mild , caoimhe , milder ; dàn , presumptuous , na's dàine , more presumptuous ; crom , bent , cruime , neo na's cruime , more bent ; daor ...
... more turbulent ; cam , crooked , caime , more crooked ; dall , blind , doille , blinder ; caomh , mild , caoimhe , milder ; dàn , presumptuous , na's dàine , more presumptuous ; crom , bent , cruime , neo na's cruime , more bent ; daor ...
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... more dear , or be- Tagh , toigh , loved . Dogh , doigh , dòcha , dàcha , more probable . Math , fearr - a , fhearra , good , better . Mòr , great , momha ̧ mò , great , greater . Olc , uilce , miosa , bad , worse . Teith , teoithe , hot ...
... more dear , or be- Tagh , toigh , loved . Dogh , doigh , dòcha , dàcha , more probable . Math , fearr - a , fhearra , good , better . Mòr , great , momha ̧ mò , great , greater . Olc , uilce , miosa , bad , worse . Teith , teoithe , hot ...
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aodach Argyle bear being better Bible bird boat born buntata caora cattle change chéile child cloth degree evil face fellow female fire fish fond foot French full FUTURE GAELIC GRAMMAR give given Gobhar good great hair hand hate head heard hero home horse house incline inter Irish Islay keep kind know land large leam light little made make mean ment MOOD mòr mouth ness never noise North nouns Ossian pasgadh PAST people person place Plur plural properly quantity quarter reach RULE same second seen shall or will shalt or wilt sheep ship short side Sing Skye small sound state take thàinig thee thing thou shalt time tion used want watch water weather wind woman word would wrap wrapped wrapping young your