A pronouncing Gaelic dictionary: to which is prefixed a consise but most comprehensive Gaelic grammarStirling & Kenney, 1833 - 281 pages |
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Page xi
... young man , òlach , a curious fellow , and many others ending in ach are masculine ; also names of diseases ending in ach are feminine ; as , a ' comh - bhùidheach , the jaundice , a ' ghriobhach , R. 1st , sounds like rin English ; 2d ...
... young man , òlach , a curious fellow , and many others ending in ach are masculine ; also names of diseases ending in ach are feminine ; as , a ' comh - bhùidheach , the jaundice , a ' ghriobhach , R. 1st , sounds like rin English ; 2d ...
Page xiii
... young man ; gen . sing . and nominative plural oglaich , of a young man or of young men . | in bh or mh , in which case , the dative is like the nominative plural ; hence the ab- surdity of writing na marbhaibh in place of mairbh ...
... young man ; gen . sing . and nominative plural oglaich , of a young man or of young men . | in bh or mh , in which case , the dative is like the nominative plural ; hence the ab- surdity of writing na marbhaibh in place of mairbh ...
Page xv
... young man . Tarbh , bull . Cù , dog . Bràthair , brother . Each , horse . Cullach , boar , Reith , ram . Muc , sow . Gannra , gander . Cearc , hen Mathair , mother . Tunnag , duck . Searbhanta , maid . Bean , woman , wife . Tè , woman ...
... young man . Tarbh , bull . Cù , dog . Bràthair , brother . Each , horse . Cullach , boar , Reith , ram . Muc , sow . Gannra , gander . Cearc , hen Mathair , mother . Tunnag , duck . Searbhanta , maid . Bean , woman , wife . Tè , woman ...
Page xxii
... young , but in the islands it is never used but as a mark of respect , answering to sir and ma- dam in English , and thus applied to superi- ors , instructors , and seniors . Thou , thu thusa , is used to address equals and inferi ors ...
... young , but in the islands it is never used but as a mark of respect , answering to sir and ma- dam in English , and thus applied to superi- ors , instructors , and seniors . Thou , thu thusa , is used to address equals and inferi ors ...
Page xlvii
... young women , O the good man ! RULE III . - The possessive pronouns , which before vowels are contracted , always precede the nouns , and the adjectives for the most part follow it ; as , m ' athair , my father ; do mhàthair , your ...
... young women , O the good man ! RULE III . - The possessive pronouns , which before vowels are contracted , always precede the nouns , and the adjectives for the most part follow it ; as , m ' athair , my father ; do mhàthair , your ...
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