mu dheidhinn
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
mu dheidhinn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)
Usage notes[edit]
- If the following noun is without the definite article, it's usually in the nominative case:
- sgeulachdan mu dheidhinn poidseadh - tales about poaching
- If the following noun is preceded by the definite article or a possessive pronoun, it's usually in the genitive case:
- fiosrachadh mu dheidhinn a' chànain - information about the language
- mu dheidhinn mo bhràthar - about my brother
- If English uses a personal pronoun as the object, Scottish Gaelic uses a possessive pronoun instead - see under Derived terms.
Inflection[edit]
Personal inflection of mu dheidhinn (compound preposition) | |||||||||
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Number | Person | Simple | Emphatic | ||||||
Singular | 1st | mu mo dheidhinn | mu mo dheidhinn-sa | ||||||
2nd | mu do dheidhinn | mu do dheidhinn-sa | |||||||
3rd m | mu dheidhinn | mu dheidhinn-san | |||||||
3rd f | mu deidhinn | mu deidhinn-se | |||||||
Plural | 1st | mu ar deidhinn | mu ar deidhinn-ne | ||||||
2nd | mu ur deidhinn | mu ur deidhinn-se | |||||||
3rd | mu an deidhinn | mu an deidhinn-san |