1. My, mine. M’ before a vowel: m’ athair, m’ aran etc. Lenites all following consonants except broad /L/: mo chas, mo bhean etc.
This possessive is used with so called inalienables - things and concepts which from the Gaelic point of view "cannot be taken from you". This includes:
- Body parts (those still attached)
- Most blood relatives (except duine "husband")
- Food and drink
- Home
- Clothes
- Mental and spiritual concepts (mind, ideas, religion...)
- Heritage (kings, queens, country, language...)
Most other items make use of the an X agam construction, eg an leabhar agam, an càr agam etc.
Gràmar - mar a dh’obraicheas am facal seo
| m' athair |
/mahərʲ/ |
my father |
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| mo bhò |
/mə voː/ |
my cow |
broad b |
| mo bheinn |
/mə veiNʲ/ |
my mountain |
slender b |
| mo bheanntan |
/mə vjãũNdən/ |
my mountains |
slender b, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| mo chas |
/mə xas/ |
my foot |
broad c |
| mo cheann |
/mə çãũN/ |
my head |
slender c |
| mo dhòrn |
/mə ɣɔːRn/ |
my fist |
broad d |
| mo dhìnnear |
/mə ʝi:Nʲər/ |
my dinner |
slender d |
| m' each |
/mɛx/ |
my horse |
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| m' fhallas |
/maLəs/ |
my sweat |
broad f |
| m' fhèileadh |
/meːləɣ/ |
my kilt |
slender f |
| m' fhiughair |
/mju.ərʲ/ |
my expectation |
slender f, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| mo ghunna |
/mə ɣuNə/ |
my gun |
broad g |
| mo ghille |
/mə ʝiLʲə/ |
my boy |
slender g |
| mo hama |
/mə hamə/ |
my ham |
broad or slender h |
| m' isbean |
/miʃban/ |
my sausage |
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| mo loch |
/mə Lɔx/ |
my loch |
broad l |
| mo leabaidh |
/mə lebɪ/ |
my bed |
slender l |
| mo mhàthair |
/mə vaːhərʲ/ |
my mother |
broad m |
| mo mhiann |
/mə vĩãN/ |
my desire |
slender m |
| mo mheann |
/mə vjãũN/ |
my young goat |
slender m, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| mo nàbaidh |
/mə naːbɪ/ |
my neighbour |
broad n |
| mo neart |
/mə nɛRʃd/ |
my strength |
slender n |
| mo neòinean |
/mə nɔ:Nʲan/ |
my daisy |
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| mo phàrantan |
/mə faːrandən/ |
my parents |
broad p |
| mo phiseag |
/mə fiʃag/ |
my kitten |
slender p |
| mo phiuthar |
/mə fju.ər/ |
my sister |
slender p, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| mo ràmh |
/mə rãːv/ |
my oar |
broad r |
| mo rionnag |
/mə rũNag/ |
my star |
slender r |
| mo shròn |
/mə rɔːn/ |
my nose |
broad s |
| mo sheanair |
/mə hɛnərʲ/ |
my grandfather |
slender s |
| mo shiùcar |
/mə hjuːxgər/ |
my sugar |
slender s, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| mo thaigh |
/mə hɤj/ |
my house |
broad t |
| mo theine |
/mə henə/ |
my fire |
slender t |
| mo theampall |
/mə hãũmbəL/ |
my temple |
slender t, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| m' uinnean |
/mɯNʲan/ |
my onion |
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Am facal seo sna dual-chainntean
| An t-Eilean Sgitheanach |
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| Arainn |
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| Barraigh |
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| Beinn na Faoghla |
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| Cataibh an Ear |
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| Cinn Tìre |
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| Diùra |
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| Earra Ghàidheal |
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| Ìle |
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| Leòdhas |
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| Muile |
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| Na Hearadh |
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| Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
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| Peairt an Ear |
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| Ros an Iar |
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| Tiriodh |
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| Uibhist a Deas |
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| Uibhist a Tuath |
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Eachdraidh an fhacail
Bhon t-Seann Ghàidhlig xx. E fhèin bhon Phroto-cheiltis *xx, bhon Innd-eòrpais *xx 'xx'. Tha an dearbh fhreumh aig na faclan a leanas:
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| Gaelg |
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| Cuimris |
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| Còrnais |
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| Breatanais |
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| Fraingis |
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| Spàinnis |
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| Eadailtis |
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| Laideann |
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| Albais |
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| Beurla |
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| Gearmailtis |
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