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THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
SECOND BOOK (Continued from p. 465)
EXERCISE X.
Examples of First Instance.
aill gheal, a white cliff
bó bhán, a white cow.
bróg fhairsaing, a wide shoe.
cos fhada, a long foot,
cuisle dhearg, a red vein.
dair gharbh, a rugged oak
driseog ghlas, a green brier.
feoil mhaith, good meat.
fuinneog fhosgailte, an open window.
léim mhór, a great leap.
maidin bhreágh, a nine morning
sgian gheur, a sharp knife.
tír sheunmhar, a prosperous country.
EXERCISE XI.
1 An fheoil mhaith. 2 An chos fhada
mhór. 5. An bhróg fhairsing. 3 An dair
gharbh. 5 An sgian gheur. 6 An bhó dhubh
7. is maidin bhreágh áluinn í. 8. Tír
shaidhbhir sheunmhar. 9 Aill gheal mhór. 10
Tá fuinneog fhosgailte ann.
1 The good meat. 2 The long big
foot. 3 The wide shoe. 4 The rough
oak. 5 The sharp knife. 6. The black
cow. 7 It is a beautiful fine morning
8 A rich prosperous country. 9 A
great white cliff. 10 There is an op-
en window there.
EXERCISE XII.
bán, white. beo, living. breac, speck¬
led. cat, a cat; ceol, music; fuar, cold
mór, large.
Example of Second Instance.
baile mór, a large town.
cait bhric, of a speckled cat.
capaill bháin, of a white horse.
ceoil bhinn, of harmonious music.
duille mhóir, of a large leaf.
duine dhona, of an unfortunate man.
duine shona, of a fortunate man.
fáinne bhuidhe, of a yellow ring,
fíona dheirg, of red wine,
fir bhí, of a living man.
fir mhóir, of a big man,
scoláire cliste, of an expert scholar.
tíghearna chródha, of a valiant chieftain,
tobair fhuair, of a cold well,
uisge mhilis. or sweet water.
Exercise XIII.
blas, taste; ceann, a head; cluas, an
ear ; eolas, knowledge; sráid, a street
srian, a bridle.
1 Sraid an bhaile mhóir. 2 Cluas
capaill bháin. 5 Leanbh an fhir mhóir. 4
Eolas an scoláire chliste. 9 Fuaim an
cheoil bhinn. 6 Blas uisge mhilis. 7
Ceann an dhuine mhóir. 8 Uisge tobair
fhuair 9 Ádh an dhuine dhona. 10 Sógh
an dhuine shona,
1 The street of the large town. 2
The ear of a white horse, 3 The child
of the big man. 4 The knowledge of
the expert scholar. 5 The sound of
the harmonious music. 6 The taste
of sweet water. 7 The head of a big
man. 8 Water of a cold well. 9 The
luck of the unfortunate man. 10 The
pleasure of the fortunate man.
Exercises on the "third" instance of
this Rule, nouns and adjectives aspira¬
ted in the 'dative" are held over till
we come to treat of the influence of
prepositions, which are always used
with that case. Exercises on nouns
and adjectives aspirated in the vocat¬
ive are held over till we treat of the
sign of that case under interjections.
NOTE, — The nominative plural mas¬
culine of adjectives is often aspirated
when the preceding noun ends in a
consonant.
Examples.
Fir mhóra, big men
Focail chaomha, gentle words.
Leinbh shlána, healthy children.
Urláir thiorma, dry floors.
