PartType: PartType
These are mostly the same as in Irish.
Ad: adverbial
This particle, gu, is used with an adverb to create an adverbial phrase. It aspirates a following vowel.
Examples
- co-cheangailte ri gu h-àraid eich: connected to, particularly, horses (p01_033b)
- tha sin gu math cosgail: that is pretty expensive (p03_033ha)
Cmpl: complementizer
These complementizers (gun and variants, nach) are used to introduce a clausal complement.
Examples
- tha mi cinnteach nach robh sibh mothachail dha “I’m sure you weren’t aware of it at the time” (p02_023)
Comp: comparative
The comparative particle is used for introducing a comparative adjective. Note that in the past tense it is na bu or na b’.
Examples
- tòrr mòr nas miosa: “much worse” (ns04_007)
- crìochan na bu shine: “older boundaries” (p03_002a)
Inf: infinitive
The particle a is used with a verbal noun to form the infinitive. The verb form is lenited if possible.
Examples
- Tha riaghaltas na h-Alba air an casg a sgaoileadh “The Scottish Government is extending the ban” (ns01_021)
Num: numeral
This is the counting particle which precedes numbers and aspirates a following vowel.
Examples
- aig ceithir fichead ‘s a sia “at forty-six” (f04_002)
Pat: patronym
As in “Mac”, “Mhic” or “Nic” when part of a surname.
Examples
- Maighstir Dòmhnall Mac Aoidh “Mr Donald Mackay” (pw01_005)
Vb: verbal
Can be used for the relative particle a or interrogative particles for example am/an.
Examples
- Uibhisteach a tha ‘na shaghart “a person from Uist who is a priest” (pw01_005)
- Am bu chòir dhuinn an doras a dhùnadh “Should we shut the door” (pw03_016a)
Voc: vocative
The vocative particle is a and it goes with a word in the vocative case. Masculine nouns are lenited and slenderised, feminine nouns merely lenited.
Examples
- Dè do bheachd air a’ chùis, a Mhurchaidh? (What is your opinion on the matter, Murdo?)
PartType in other languages: [af] [de] [ga] [gd] [gv] [ka] [pcm] [ro] [sga] [tl] [u] [uk] [yrl] [zh]