the book; leis an ḃfear, with the man. In Munster ó (from), de (off, from), do (to), aige (= ag, at, with), and some others take s before the plural article—ó sna fearaiḃ, from the men; do sna buaiḃ, to the cows.
605. The simple prepositions cause aspiration when the article is not used with them: as, Ar ḃárr an ċnuic. On the top of the hill. Fuair sé ó ḟear an tiġe é. He got it from the man of the house.
Exceptions (1) The prepositions ag, at; le, with; as, out: go, to, cause neither aspiration nor eclipsis; as, Do ṫuit sé le Goll. He fell by Goll. Ċuaiḋ sé go Baile-Áṫa-Cliaṫ. He went to Dublin.
Gan, without, may aspirate or not.
(2) The preposition i or a, in, causes eclipsis even without the article: as, Ḃí sé i gCorcaiġ. He was in Cork.
606. The simple prepositions, when followed by the article and a noun in the singular number, usually cause eclipsis: as, ar an mbárr, on the top; ó ’n ḃfear, from the man; ’san mbaile, at home.
Exceptions. (1) The prepositions do,[1] to, and de, of, off, from, when followed by the article, usually cause aspiration, though in some places eclipsis takes place.
- ↑ Go or go dtí is usually used for “to” when motion to is implied (the Latin acc. of motion). do is usually used for “to” when no motion is implied (the Latin dative).
