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An Tuiseal Gairmeach sa Ghaeilge: Dealing with Nouns of Direct Address in Irish Posted by on Feb 11, 2014

(le Róislín) “A Shéamais!” “A Shinéad!” “A chuisle!” “A stór!” “A óinseach!” “A amadáin!”  What do all these Irish phrases have in common?  The vocative particle “a,” which has no exact equivalent in English.  In addition to being used with terms of endearment, as discussed in the most recent blog (nasc thíos), this particle is…

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