Gaelic. | Old Irish. | Gadelic. | |
G. | dà thigh | dá thige | tegesō |
D. | dà thigh | dib tigib | tegesobin |
Pl. N. | tighean | tige | tegesa |
G. | tigh | tige n- | tegeson |
D. | tighibh | tigib | tegesobis |
6. Adjectives.
Adjectives belonged (1) to the o- and the a- declensions, as *marvos, *marvâ, *marvon, now marbh, declined like the nouns of o- and a- declensions; (2) i- declension, as maith, *matis, *matis, *mati, the neuter nom. being the stem; (3) u- declension, as *tigus, *tigus (?), *tigu, now tiugh; and (4) consonantal adj., *tepens, te, téit, etc. Comparison was in two ways—(1) caomh: O. Ir. cóem, coemiu, coemem: *koimos, *koimjôs, *koimimos; (2) luath: O. Ir. lúath, lúathither, lúathem: *loutos, *loutiteros, *loutimos.
The numerals may be seen in the Dictionary in their Celtic form: *oinos, *dvâ, *treis, etc.
The pronouns are so phonetically gone astray that they cannot be restored.
B. Conjugation.
Active Voice. Indicative—Present. Verb beir, bear.
S. 1. | beiridh mi | berimm | berommi* |
2. | beiridh tu | beri | beresi |
3. | beiridh e | berid | bereti |
Rel. | beireas | beres | beret-se |
P. 1. | beiridh sinn | bermme | berommesi |
2. | beiridh sibh | berthe | berete |
3. | beiridh iad | berit | berenti (beronti) |
Rel. | beireas | berte | berent-eis |
Dependent Present.
S. 1. | bheir mi | do-biur | berô |
2. | bheir tu | do-bir | beres |
3. | bheir e | do-beir | beret |
P. 1. | bheir sinn | do-beram | beromos |
2. | bheir sibh | do-berid | berete |
3. | bheir iad | do-berat | beront |
The first sing. is from theme-vowel-less verbs: *ber-mi. Cf. orm, tharam even agam, asam.