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exercise CIV
§ 581. The common case of eclipsis: Nouns in the singular number, preceded by a preposition and the article an, suffer eclipsis of the first consonant—
| ins an ngeiṁreaḋ | (nev'-roo; Munster nee-ra, nei'-ră) | in the winter |
| ar an mbṫar | (mō'-hăr) | in the road |
| ins an bpairc | (baurk) | in the field |
| ar an gcnoc | (gŭn-ŭk') | on the hill |
| ins an ḃfíon | (veen) | in the wine |
| ins an ḃfoġṁar | (Wō'-Wăr) | in the autumn |
Words beginning with d, t are not eclipsed, as a rule, except in Munster.
Thus, ar an dún, ins an tír would be in Munster ar an ndún (Noon), ins an dtír (deer). Atá poll ar an tíġ, there's a hole in the house, is a popular saying, meaning "look out, there's an eavesdropper near!"
§ 582. Notice that in order to have eclipsis as above, you must have present— (1) a preposition; (2) the article an; (3) a noun beginning with b, c, f, g, p.
§ 583. Translate into Irish
- Donal went up to Donegal with the horse, and he bought another horse in the fiar.
- There is a bridle on that old horse, and a fine saddle.
- Cormac sold a sheep at the markt, he got a pound for the cheep and twenty pounds for the horse.
- The cow is outside in the road, and the calf is in the pasture field.
- The blacksmith has a new anvil.
- Were you in the boat when it went down? No, I was on the island but I saw the boat going down.
- That eagle does be up on the cliff.
- Did you see Art inside? No, he does not be within except in the night.
- The water (masculine: an t-uisge) does be cold in the winter.
- That field does be yellow in the autumn but that other field does be green.
- The water in their well does be cold,
§ 584. Some Simple Proverbs
Biḋeann áḋ (au) ar amadán, a fool usually has luck (lit, Luck is on a fool)
Biḋeann an ḟírinne (eer-in'-ĕ) searḃ, the truth is usually bitter
Ní ḃiḋeann treun buan, an impetuous person (traen) is not usually persevering, lasting (boo'-ăn)
§ 585. Sayings
Ní'l neart agam air, I can't help it. Or, in Munster, Ní'l leiġeas (lei'-as) agam air, I can't cure it.
Beannaċt leat. Go n-éiriġiḋ (nei-ree) áḋ leat, or, go n-éiriġiḋ an t-áḋ leat. May fortune succeed (lit. arise) with you. This is the usual Munster phrase.
§ 586. Go meuduiġiḋ (mae'-dhee) Dia ṫú (hoo). May God increase you. Go meuhuiġiḋ Dia do stór (sthōr), God increase your store, treasure. (Compare a stóir, ăsthōr, O Treasure; a stíorin, O little treasure, a stóir mo ċroiḋe, treasure of my heart, etc). Go meuduiġiḋ Dia im agus bainne ḋuit, God increase butter and milk for you. All these are expressions of thanks.
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