Jeeagh er bun Irish/The Article

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Cha nel kiart ayd yn duillag shoh y reaghey, er y fa heese:

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Foddee oo jeeagh as jean aascreeuyn er bun ny duillag shoh:

Introduction here = Declension and Mutation = {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Forms of the article<ref>Concept for the table borrowed from An Loingseach's YouTube video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1yjFpkdvkE ''Pronunciation & History of the Definite Article ("The") in Irish/Gaelic/Goidelic'']</ref> ! ! Masc. Sg. ! Fem. Sg. ! Plural |- ! Nom. | ''an''<ref group="note">In the nominative singular, masculine nouns with word initial vowels take t-prothesis, e.g. ''an t-uisce''</ref> | ''an^L'' | ''na^H'' |- ! Gen. | ''an^L'' | ''na^H'' | ''na^N'' |} = Pronunciation = * ''na'' is always pronounced as {{IPA|/nə/}}. * At the beginning of a sentence or where the previous word ended with a consonant: ** if the qualifying noun begins with a broad consonant,<ref group="note" name="with masculine nouns">Including masculine nominative singular nouns with t-prothesis.</ref> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/ə/}} with the nasal component dropped. *** e.g. ''an bóthar'' {{IPA|/ə boːhər/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a slender consonant,<ref group="note" name="with masculine nouns"/> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/ɪ/}} with the nasal component dropped. *** e.g. ''an ceann'' {{IPA|/ɪ k´au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a vowel in a broad environment,<ref group="note" name="without masculine nouns">Not including masculine nominative singular nouns where t-prothesis would be applied.</ref> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/ən/}}. *** e.g. ''an abhainn'' {{IPA|/ən ə̯uŋ´/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a vowel in a slender environment,<ref group="note" name="without masculine nouns"/> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/ɪn´/}}. *** e.g. ''an eaglais'' {{IPA|/ɪn´ agəliʃ/}} * Where the previous word ended with a vowel: ** if the qualifying noun begins with a vowel in a broad environment,<ref group="note" name="without masculine nouns"/> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/n/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an abhainn ann'' {{IPA|/taːn ə̯uŋ´ au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a vowel in a slender environment,<ref group="note" name="without masculine nouns"/> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/n´/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an eaglais ann'' {{IPA|/taːn´ agəliʃ au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a broad coronal consonant,<ref group="note" name="with masculine nouns"/> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/n/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an t-uisce ann'' {{IPA|/taːn tiʃg´ɪ au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a slender coronal consonant,<ref group="note" name="with masculine nouns"/> ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/n´/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an t-iasc ann'' {{IPA|/taːn´ t´iə̯sk au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a broad labial consonant, ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/m/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an bóthar ann'' {{IPA|/taːm boːhər au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a slender labial consonant, ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/m´/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an peann ann'' {{IPA|/taːm´ p´au̯n au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a broad dorsal consonant, ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/ŋ/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an garsún ann'' {{IPA|/taːŋ garˈsuːn au̯n/}} ** if the qualifying noun begins with a slender dorsal consonant, ''an'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/ŋ´/}} with the vowel component having been elided by the previous vowel. *** e.g. ''tá an ceann ann'' {{IPA|/taːŋ´ k´au̯n au̯n/}} = Prepositional Forms of the Article = As in the forms above, the nasal component of the singular article assimilates to the phonological environment following it, giving one of the following forms: {{IPA|/n/}}; {{IPA|/n´/}}; {{IPA|/m/}}; {{IPA|/m´/}}; {{IPA|/ŋ/}}; {{IPA|/ŋ´/}}. The vowel component of the singular article is elided by the preceding vowel of the preposition. * ''do'' + ''an'' = ''don''; ''do'' + ''na'' = ''dosna'' * ''de'' + ''an'' = ''den''; ''de'' + ''na'' = ''desna'' * ''ag'' + ''an'' = ''aigen''; ''ag'' + ''na'' = ''aigesna'' * ''le'' + ''an'' = ''leis an''; ''le'' + ''na'' = ''leisna'' * ''ó'' + ''an'' = ''ón''; ''ó'' + ''na'' = ''ósna'' * ''fé'' + ''an'' = ''fén''; ''fé'' + ''na'' = ''fésna'' * ''i'' + ''an'' = ''insan'';<ref group="note">Often reduced to ''sa'' before a consonant or ''san'' before a vowel.</ref> ''i'' + ''na'' = ''insna''<ref group="note">Often reduced to ''sna''.</ref> = Notes = <references group="note"/> = References = <references /> [[Category:Irish]]

Gow er ash gys Irish/The Article.