麻豆约拍

Tha mi fhathast a鈥� coimhead air an t-seann leabhar Gr脿mar D霉bailt: Beurla is G脿idhlig le Iain Foirbeis, Maighstir-sgoile Chille Chuimein. Tha e ag innse dhuinn riaghailt inntinneach mu ghr脿mar ann an G脿idhlig. Tha e co-cheangailte ris an fhacal eadar. Canaidh sinn rudan mar eadar am beul 鈥檚 an gogan 鈥� between the mouth and the dish. Eadar am beul 鈥檚 an gogan. Canaidh sinn eadar fear is bean 鈥� between man and wife. Eadar fear is bean.

Ach nuair a tha eadar a鈥� ciallachadh both, tha e ag adhbharachadh s猫imheachadh 鈥� no lenition. Seo d脿 eisimpleir bhon leabhar: eadar ghillean agus chaileagan (both lads and lasses). Chan e eadar gillean is caileagan. Eadar ghillean agus chaileagan. Agus eadar bheag is mh貌r 鈥� both great and small. Eadar bheag is mh貌r.

Tha an riaghailt seo ann am faclair Dwelly cuideachd. Seo na th鈥� aig Dwelly: when signifying both, [eadar] does not admit the article between itself and the noun; but aspirates [or lenites] both its nouns. Agus tha Dwelly a鈥� toirt dhuinn tr矛 eisimpleirean: eadar bheag agus mh貌r (both great and small), eadar cheann is chasan (both head and feet) agus eadar mhath is olc (both good and bad).

D猫 tha na faclairean 霉ra ag r脿dh? A bheil iadsan ag aontachadh mun riaghailt seo? Uill, tha am faclair Teach Yourself le Boyd Robasdan is Iain MacDh貌mhnaill a鈥� toirt na h-eisimpleir eadar bheag is mh貌r airson both large and small. Agus anns an fhaclair The Essential Gaelic-English Dictionary le Aonghas MacBh脿tair, tha seo: th脿inig iad, eadar bheag is mh貌r 鈥� they came, both small and great; agus tha e eadar beag agus m貌r 鈥� he is between small and big/neither small nor big. Mar sin, tha an riaghailt sin fhathast ann am bith.

Agus seo eisimpleir eile de sh猫imheachadh. Chan ann le eadar, ach le air. Tha Foirbeis ag innse seo dhuinn: air sometimes aspirates its noun 鈥� mar eisimpleir air thalamh (on earth). D猫 air thalamh a tha a鈥� dol? (what on earth is happening?) Agus canaidh daoine air mh脿l airson for rent, seach air m脿l. Fhuair mi an taigh air mh脿l airson seachdain 鈥� I rented the house for a week. Agus a鈥� bruidhinn air 鈥渟eachdain鈥� 鈥� bidh mi air ais le Litir Bheag eile an ceann seachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: tha mi fhathast a鈥� coimhead air: I鈥檓 still looking at; Iain Foirbeis: John Forbes; Cille Chuimein: Fort Augustus; tha e ag innse dhuinn riaghailt inntinneach: he tells us an interesting rule; co-cheangailte ris an fhacal: connected to the word; tha e ag adhbharachadh s猫imheachadh: it causes lenition; seo d脿 eisimpleir: here are two examples; a鈥� toirt dhuinn tr矛 eisimpleirean: gives us three examples; d猫 tha na faclairean 霉ra ag r脿dh?: what do the modern dictionaries say?; a bheil iadsan ag aontachadh?: do they [emphatic] agree?; tha an riaghailt sin fhathast ann am bith: that rule still exists; chan ann le eadar: not with eadar; seach: rather than; a鈥� bruidhinn air 鈥渟eachdain鈥�: speaking of 鈥渨eek鈥�; bidh mi air ais le Litir Bheag eile an ceann seachdain: I鈥檒l be back with another Litir Bheag in a week鈥檚 time.