Thar a chéile, Troimh a chéile; in disorder, in confusion, stirred about.
Theagamh; perhaps.
Uidh air 'n uidh; stage by stage, gradually.
CHAPTER VII.
OF PREPOSITIONS.
The Prepositions, strictly so called, are single words, most of them monosyllables, employed to mark relation. Relation is also expressed by combinations of words which often correspond to simple prepositions in other languages. These combinations are, not improperly, ranked among the prepositions. The following lists contain first the Prepositions properly so called, which are all simple; secondly, improper Prepositions, which, with one or two exceptions, seem all to be made up of a simple Preposition and a Noun.
Proper Prepositions.
| Aig, Ag, at. | Fuidh, Fo, under. | Os, above. | ||
| Air, on. | Gu, Gus, to. | Re, Ri, Ris, to. | ||
| Ann, in. | Gun, without. | Roimh, before. | ||
| As, A, out of. | Iar, after. | Tar, Thar, over, across. | ||
| De, of. | Le, Leis, with, by. | Tre, |
| through. |
| Do, to | Mar, like to. | Troimh, | ||
| Eadar, between. | Mu, about. | Throimh, | ||
| Fa, upon. | O, Ua, from. | Seach, past, in comparison with. | ||
The Preposition ann is often written double, ann an eolas, in knowledge; ann an gliocas, in wisdom. The final n or nn is changed into m before a labial; as, am measg, among; ann am meadhon, in midst. Before the Article or the Relative, this Preposition is written anns; as, anns an toiseach, in the beginning, an cor anns am bheil e, the condition in which he is; and in this situation the letters ann are often dropped, and the s alone retained, 's an toiseach, in the beginning.