come an adverb by having the particle “GO” prefixed to it: as, maiṫ, good; go maiṫ, well; uṁal, humble; go h‑uṁal, humbly.
430. This go is really the preposition go[1] with its meaning of “with.” (Do not confound this word with go meaning “to,” they are two distinct prepositions). Of course this particle has now lost its original meaning in the case of most adverbs.
431. Adverbs may be compared; their comparative and superlative degrees are, however, those of the adjectives from which they are derived; the particle go is not used before the comparative or superlative.
432. It may be well to remark here that when an adjective begins with a vowel go prefixes h, as go h‑annaṁ, seldom.
433. The following list may now be regarded as simple adverbs although many of them are disguised compounds.
| amaċ | out (used only after a verb of motion).
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| amuiġ, amuiċ | outside, out; never used after a verb of motion. He is out, tá sé amuiġ. He is standing outside the door, tá sé ’na ṡeasaṁ taoḃ amuiġ de ’n doras.
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- ↑ This preposition is now used only in a few phrases; as míle go leiṫ, a mile and (with) a half: slat go leiṫ, a yard and a half: bliaḋain go leiṫ ó ṡoin, a year and a half ago.
