Part 16 (1/2)

Coisin, _win_, Coisneadh, Cosnadh

Diobair, _deprive_, Diobradh

Fgair, _reail, _open_, Fosgladh

Innis, _tell_, Innseadh

Iobair, _sacrifice_, Iobradh

Mosgail, _awake_, Mosgladh

Seachain, _avoid_, Seachnadh

Tionsgain, _begin_, Tionsgnadh

Togair, _desire_, Togradh

Observe that Verbs which thus suffer a syncope in for {80} the Infinitive, suffer a like syncope in the Preterite Subjunctive, and in the Imperative Mood; as, innis _tell_, Infin innseadh, Pret Subj innsinn, innseadh, innseamaid, Imperat innseam, innseamaid, innsibh

2 A considerable number of Verbs have their Infinitive like the Root; as,

Caoidh, _lalect_ Ruith, _run_

Fas, _grow_ Snamh, _swim_

Gairm, _call_ Sniomh, _twine_

Meas, _estimate_

3 Polysyllables in _ch_, whose characteristic Vowel is small, either throw it away, or convert it into a broad Vowel and add _adh_; as,

Ceannaich, _buy_, Ceannachadh

Smuainich, _think_, S_, and a few others, follow the sa, _check_, Cosgadh Naisg, _bind_, Nasgadh

Faisg, _wring_, Fasgadh Paisg, _wrap_, Pasgadh

Loisg, _burn_, Losgadh Blais, _taste_, Blasadh

Luaisg, _rock_, Luasgadh Buail, _strike_, Bualadh

4 Many Verbs, whose characteristic Vowel is small, either throw it away, or convert it into a broad Voithout adding _adh_; as,

_Imper_ _Infin_ _Imper_ _Infin_ Amhairc, _look_, Amharc Iohis, _cure_, Leigheas

Caill, _lose_, Call Sguir, _cease_, Sgur

Ceangail, _bind_, Ceangal Siubhail, _travel_, Siubhal

Cuir, _put_, Cur Tachrais, _wind_, Tachras

Coimhid, _keep_, Coi, _suffer_, Fulang Toir

Fuirich, _stay_, Fuireach Toinail, _gather_, Toinal

Guil, _weep_, Gul Tionsgail, _contrive_, Tionsgal

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5 The following Verbs in _air_ add _t_ to the Root:--

_Iair, _threaten_, Bagairt

Casgair, _slaughter_, Casgairt

Freagair, _answer_, Freagairt

Iomair, _use_, Iomairt