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(13) Before the names of seasons, months, days of the week (when not preceded by the word dé).
- An é an Saṫarn atá againn? Is to-day Saturday?
| An indiu an Luan? An é seo an Luan? |
Is this Monday? |
Indiu an Aoine. To-day is Friday.
CHAPTER II
The Noun.
474. In Irish one noun governs another in the genitive case, and the governed noun comes after the governing one.
- Ceann an ċapaill. The horse’s head.
The noun, capaill, in the genitive case is aspirated by the article because it is masculine gender. It would not be aspirated if it were feminine. (See par. 40.)
475. When the governed noun in the genitive is a proper name it is generally aspirated, whether it be masculine or feminine, although the article is not used.
- Peann Ṁáire. Mary’s pen.
- Leaḃar Ṡeaġáin. John’s book.
The last rule is by no means generally true of place names.
