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Irish verb forms are constructed either synthetically or analytically. Synthetic forms express the information about person and number in the ending: e.g., molaim "I praise", where the ending - aim stands for "1st person singular present". In this case, a pronoun is not allowed: * molaim mé is ungrammatical.
Pages in category "Surnames of Irish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 700 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The absolute/conjunct distinction is retained in the habitual present tense (also used as, and often referred to as, the future tense) of regular and many irregular verbs. In these cases, the independent form of the verb ends in -(a)idh (cf. Old Irish gaibid above), while the dependent form drops this ending (cf. Old Irish ·gaib above).
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Irish adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. An adverb can be created from an adjective by adding go before it, e.g. go mall , go tapaidh , go maith , etc. If the adjective begins with a vowel, h is added before it, e.g. go hálainn , go híseal , go háirithe , etc.
To mark St Patrick’s Day this March 17 – and Cork actor Cillian Murphy’s Oscar win last weekend – here’s a guide, with audio clips, on how to pronounce some common Irish names.
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Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but some lucky leprechauns are Irish the rest of the year, too!