Summary of Irish Mutation Question

[Elizabeth J. Pyatt]

Hello:

I got some interesting responses on mutation of multiple adjectives
after a feminine singular noun in Irish and other languages. These
are in addition to Antony Dubach's post to Celtling yesterday.

"Go raibh maith agaibh" to everyone

Elizabeth

P.S. Back in moderator mode again - Celtling has been generally used
for announcements, but the mission statement fully allows questions
and discussion. :)

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 From Dorothy (Doireann) Milne


    Yes .. all the nouns that directly modify a feminine noun
    will be lenited ..

       bo/ bha/n mho/r   a big white cow

    But note that the adjective does not lenite if it is in the
    predicate:
               ta/ an bho/ bha/n mo/r    The white cow is big


    and the lenition is blocked if a coronal follows a coronal:

                bo/ bha/n deas       n // d

    If you have more  questions about Irish, Gaeilge-B is a very
    nice list...
                   GAEILGE-B at LISTSERV.HEANET.IE


    best wishes,           Doireann

Elizabeth says - I have subscribed :)

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 From Cecil Ward
Elizabeth,

So too in Scottish Gaelic. I watched a children's pantomime recently, in
which, playfully, the dialog builds an ever longer such string of
lenited adjectives, building to a dozen or so.

Cecil Ward.
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 From Steve Hewitt

Breton is similar to Irish and Welsh, so you have:

W. y fuwch fawr wen [<buwch; <mawr; <gwyn, f. gwen]
B. ar vuoc'h vras wenn [<buoc'h; <bras; <gwenn]
I. an bho mhor bhan [<bo; <mor; <ban] [not certain about the order in Irish]


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