Adverbs, formed thus from adjectives, are compared as the adjectives themselves; as, From majt, good, Pos. 30 majt, well; Comp. nios feam, better; Sup. no mait, very good, as fearr, best From lajon, strong; Pos. 50 laidir, strongly; Comp. nor lajdre, more strongly ; Sup. ro laidir, very strongly, as laidre, most strongly. There are many adverbial expressions, formed by the combination of two or more words; as (90.) FROM 43, AT. So, this (place,) ag so, here. Sin, that (place) 4g sin, there. Suo, yon (place), 4g sud, yonder. Cjunar, quietness, ag cjunas, quietly. FROM Aй, IN. Thall, farther side, an all, over. Fad, long, an fad, whilst. So, this (place,) an so, here. Noċt, night, anoċʊ, at, or in night. FROM Air, upon. Cúl, back, ar gcúl, backwards. lejt, side, air lejt, by turns. Uair, hour, aon uair, once. Chead ait, first place, &c., an ċead ajt, first, &c. mun, it is as, ca de mur ? } How. go de mur? FROM 341), WITHOUT. Fjor, knowledge, gan fjor, secretly. Eifeact, effect, gan eifeaċt, ineffectually. FROM man, as. So, this, mar so, so, as this. Sn, that, man r1n, thus, as that. Ceadna, same, mar an gceadna, likewise. The following particles are used only in composition :-Ai, ] ---Deoin, willing, atiyeon, unwilling. An, D1, ear, 2001, ---ʊrat, time, antrat, untimely. -munte, taught, bormance, hard to be taught -cnejote, believed, ojčnejote. incredible. -rlán, healthful, earlán, sick. -cairdeas, friendship, eascairdeas, enmity. ---ciall, sense, miċjall folly. Neam, j --- claon, partial, nearijelaon, impartial. Oir, An, Jom, -iriol, low, unirioll, very humble ́-lán, full, iomlán, very full. Air, -realba, possession, airealba, restitution. So, apt, faicsin, seeing, sofaicsin, fit cr easy to be seen. The following particles are used with verbs :-- Do, signs of the do buailead, } A, infinitive, A buailea, To strike. A5, 4, or 34, signs of the present participle, 45, 4, or ga, bualad beating. Do, sign of the preter, do buaileas, I struck. jar sign of the preter participle, jar mbualad, having struck. Le, signs of the future participle, le bualad, or un 01, an 8 bualád, about to strike To these may be added, má, if; muna mur, if not; da, if; 30, that, &c.; but these are more properly classed with conjunctions.. (92) PREPOSITIONS. The following is a list of the most usual and simple preposi tions. (93) CONJUNCTION. The following is a list of the most usual conjunctions :- In Irish, as in all other languages, there are various exclamations, many of them inarticulate, used to express sudden emotions of the mind. The following are a few of the most usual. A, o! As truaż! wo! Uċ! oh! Marg! wo to! |