[Aireacha] Ceist faoi "Sa"

Cionaodh cionaodh at gaeilge.org
Tue Nov 13 14:29:06 EST 2007


>      Does Sa cause lenition to any following 
>noun regardless of gender (assuming the 
>following noun starts with a consonant that 
>takes lenition)?

Lenite lenitables after "sa" except those 
beginning with d, s, or t (which are usually 
lenitable, but not after "sa").
For example:
"sa bhaile"
but
"sa teach"
(both "baile" and "teach" are masculine)

As Séamas mentioned, some choose to eclipse 
instead, for instance "sa mbaile" in Conamara.

Le meas,
Cionaodh



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