A First Old Irish Grammar and Reader: Including an Introduction to Middle IrishDepartment of Old and Middle Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, 2005 - Foreign Language Study - 275 pages OLD/MIDDLE IRISH LANGUAGE, MEDIEVAL IRISH LITERATURE, TEXTUAL STUDIES. |
Contents
THE NOUN ADJECTIVE AND ARTICLE | 21 |
the neuter vowel changes syncope and the dual | 27 |
comparative superlative and equative | 33 |
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Common terms and phrases
abstract active alliteration already augm augmented basic carry clause compound conj conjunct consonant copula corresponding dependent deponent deut distinction early endings examples final forms further give given glosses I/II identical IIIa IIIb illustrated independent indicative infixed inflection inna later Latin lenited manuscripts means Middle Irish namely nasalisation non-palatal normal Note noun ocus Old Irish original palatal paradigms particle pass passive past person practice preceding prepositions pres present pret preterite preverb proclitic pronoun prot Reading relative respectively result root seen short simple verb so-called sometimes spelling stem stressed subj subjunctive suffix suffixless syllable syncope tended typical unstressed usually various verbal vowel