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446. The phrases which have just been given about morning, evening, &c., are strictly adverbial, and cannot be used as nouns.
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| Adverbs. | Nouns. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| dia Doṁnaiġ, | on Sunday | Doṁnaċ, m., | Sunday |
| dia Luain, | on Monday | Luan, m., | Monday |
| dia Máirt, | on Tuesday | Máirt, f., | Tuesday |
| dia Ceudaoin’, | on Wednesday | Ceudaoin, f., | Wednesday |
| dia Ḋardaoin’, | on Thursday | Dardaoin, f., | Thursday |
| dia h‑Aoine, | on Friday | Aoine, f., | Friday |
| dia Saṫairn, | on Saturday | Saṫarn, m., | Saturday |
448. DIA takes the name of the day in the genitive case; it is used only when “on” is, or may be, used in English—i.e., when the word is adverbial.
Dia is really an old word for day. It occurs in the two expressions i n‑diu, to-day; i n‑dé, yesterday. It is now never used except before the names of the days of the week, and in the two expressions just mentioned.
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“Head-foremost.”
| He fell head-foremost, | Do ṫuit sé i ndiaiḋ[1] a ċinn. |
| I fell head-foremost, | Do ṫuiteas i ndiaiḋ mo ċinn. |
| She fell head-foremost, | Do ṫuit sí i ndiaiḋ a cinn. |
| They fell head-foremost, | Do ṫuiteadar i ndiaiḋ a gcinn. |
- ↑ indiaiḋ is a phrase meaning “after,” and is followed by a genitive case.
