CompoundPrepositions

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 * 1) General facts about compound prepositions
 * 2) //coltach ri//
 * 3) //còmhla ri//
 * 4) //cuide ri//
 * 5) //faisg air//
 * 6) //seachad air//
 * 7) //tarsainn air//
 * 8) //timcheall air//

This page is about compound prepositions in Gaelic, like //faisg air// (near), or //còmhla ri// (along with). You can read more about prepositions in general here.

=1. General facts about compound prepositions=

a. Formed from two words, the first one being an adverb?, the second a dative-governing preposition (either //air// or //ri//). Dative object.

b. Semantics - the second word is semantically empty

c. Definite variants - còmhla ris a' chù, *còmhla ri a' chù, *còmhla ris cù.

d. Conjugated prepositions - faisg orm, *faisg air mi, coltach rithe, *coltach ri i, etc.

e. Possessive prepositions - coltach rim chù, coltach ri mo chù.

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=2. //coltach ri//=

like coltach ri seann chù (like an old dog)

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=3. //còmhla ri//=

along with còmhla ri mo phiuthair (along with my sister)

Mar phàirt den chaismeachd, coisichidh na gaisgich **còmhla ri** 1,500 de dh’Albannaich a’ gabhail a-steach clann-sgoile, luchd-pàrlamaid, luchd-stiùiridh creideimh agus aoighean eile bhon t-saoghal phoblach. (As part of the march, the heroes will walk along with 1,500 Scots, including schoolchildren, parlamentarians, faith leaders and other visitors from the public world.)

Tha na h-oifisean aca air an dàrna ùrlar de thogalach nam ball, **còmhla rin càirdean** Tòraidheach a rinn cùisean cho doirbh dhaibh. (Their offices are on the second floor of the members building, along with the Tory friends who made things so difficult for them)

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=4. //cuide ri//=

along with

=5. //faisg air//=

near faisg air a' chathair (near the city)

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=6. //seachad air//=

past seachad air a' chailich (past the old woman)

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=7. //tarsainn air//=

across, over tarsainn air a' bhalla (over the wall)

See also here.

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=8. //timcheall air//=

around timcheall air a' chladach (around the shore)

See also here.

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