An Lon Dubh wrote:
An Cionnfhaolach wrote:
Go raibh maith agat Lughaidh agus Lon dubh
Are these examples of the Uimhir Dhé? By any chance, Its starting to get abit clearer!
Indeed they are, let's just go through them in turn.
Quote:
ceann amháin
dhá cheann
trí cinn...srl
So ceann is masculine.
ceann = singular
ceann = dual (singular and dual identical for masculine words)
cinn = plural
Quote:
bean amháin
beirt bhan
triúr ban
This is a good example.
So,
bean = nominative singular
bean/mnaoi = nominative dual (mnaoi is the original dual, but rarely said today.)
mná = nominative dual
mná = genitive singular
ban = genitive dual (in genitive dual=plural)
ban = genitive plural
So beirt takes the genitive and since it involves two people it takes the dual, so
beirt bhan.
Triúr takes the genitive and the plural so, Triúr ban.
Quote:
each amháin
dhá eich
trí eich
I would say:
dhá each. As a masculine word, dual = singular in nominative, and dhá takes the dual.
Sár- jab Lon Dubh, Thá sé soiléir dhom anois
mnaoi- tuigim an focal seo úsáidtear é sa dtuiseal tabharthach chomh maith, leis an mnaoi, seachas leis an mbean
Chun cruth deirannach a chur air mar san,
Nuair is focal firinscneach ann úsáidtear an uimhir uatha don bhfocal nauir athá amháin agus dhá i gceist agus ansan úsáidtear an iolra nuair athá trí i gceist. Ach ansan derir go dtagann an tuiseal ginideach i bhfeidhm chomh maith nuair athá beirt, triúr... srl i gceist nuair is focal baininscneach é. ' dtarlaigheannan rud céanda nuair is focal firinscneach ann?: Mar shampla
Fear amháin
beirt fhir???(being ginideach uatha)
triúr fear???- fear being ginideach iolra
nú an bhfuilim caillte?
Focal baininscneach-
fuinneog amháin
dhá fhuinneoig (caolú- cosamhail leis an tuiseal tabharthach?)
trí fhuineoga nú trí fhuinneog
do chonac ansan go bhfuil: bád amháin
dhá bháid
ach, trí báid (gan séimhíú- Dé chúis?)
agus go mbionn trí each sa gcaighdeán ach ansan trí heich ? (mar adubhairt Lughaidh)
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