Urú roimh ainmfhocail by Lurgan

URÚ ROIMH AINMFHOCAIL A major difference between Gaeilge and English is the way the sounds of the beginning of words can change depending on the context in which they’re being used. This feature is very common and needs to be mastered. This lesson looks at how simple prepositions ( ar an. as an, faoin, ag an ..etc) affect nouns. This effect is called an urú i nGaeilge and eclipse or nasalization in English.

An urú (or eclipsis in English) affects both vowels and consonants. It consists of adding an extra letter before the first letter of the word. This new letter is pronounced instead of the original first letter. Only the following consonants are affected: m before b

--> mb

n before g

-->

g before c

-->

b before p

-->

n before d

-->

d before t

--> dt

bh before f

-->

bhf

Urú roimh ainmfhocal An urú (eclipse in English) is when a letter related to the first letter of a word is put in front of the letter thus eclipsing the original sound and replacing it with a closely related sound. The table below shows how the relevant consonants may be eclipsed.

b > mb

ar an mbóthar , as an mbus , ón mbád

c > gc

leis an gcóta, faoin gcathaoir, chuig an gcathair

d > nd

seacht ndath, i ndáiríre,

f > bhf

tríd an bhfuinneog, ar an bhfoireann, thar an bhfarraige

g > ng

faoin ngrian, as an ngloine, i nGaillimh

p > bp

ar an bpointe, tríd an bpoll, chuig an bpictiúrlann

t > dt

ocht dteach, i dtimpiste, i dtrioblóid

Nouns beginning with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u,á,é,í,ó,ú) remain unchanged. An urú is placed on nouns beginning with a consonant (except d,t or s) following: ag an

at the

leis an

with the

ar an

on the

ón

from the

as an

out of the

roimh an

before the

chuig an

to the

thar an

over the

faoin

under the

tríd an

through the

faoin ...

tríd an...

pluid - faoin bpluid

bearna - tríd an mbearna

fuinneog -faoin bhfuinneog

pluais - tríd an bpluais

Urú roimh ainmfhocal Ar an...

Leis an...

Ag an...

Capall - ar an gcapall

Fuacht - leis an bhfuacht

Páirc-spraoi - ag an bpáirc

Gruaig - ar an ngruaig

Faisean - leis an bhfaisean

Grian - ag an ngrian

ón ...

as an...

roimh an...

Clann - ón gclann

bosca - ..... as an mbosca

Cluiche - roimh an gcluiche

Gaeilge - .... ón nGaeilge

Coláiste - as an gColáiste

béile - roimh an mbeile

chuig an...

thar an...

Gealach - chuig an ngealach

Fiaclóir - chuig an bhfiaclóir

Balla - thar an mballa

Farraige - thar an bhfarraige

Urú Roimh Ainmfhocal

Íoslódáil an Aip

Capall -

Bearna -

ar an gcapall

thar an mbearna

Pluid -

Cluiche -

faoin bpluid

Portach -

ón bportach

roimh an gcluiche

Gaeilge -

ón nGaeilge

Bosca -

ón mbosca

tríd an gcoill

Fuacht -

leis an bhfuacht

chuig an bhfiaclóir

Bord -

faoin mbord

Buidéal -

Faisean - as an bhfaisean

Gruaig -

ar an ngruaig

Pictiúrlann -

Fuinneog - tríd an bhfuinneog

Grian -

ag an ngrian

Balla -

roimh an mbéile

Crann -

faoin gcrann

Pointe - ar an bpointe

Coill -

Fiaclóir -

Béile -

ón mbuidéal

chuig an bpict.

thar an mballa

Urú Roimh Ainmfhocal

Íoslódáil an Aip

Cathaoir - faoin gcathaoir

Gairdín - as an ngairdín

Gealach -

chuig an ngealach

Garda -

Farraige -

thar an bhfarraige

Páirc spraoi -

Súil -

faoin tsúil

An tSín - chuig an tSín

roimh an ngárda

ag an bpáircspraoi

Siúlóid - ag an tsiúlóid

Sráid -

ar an tsráid

Clann -

ón gclann

Pluais -

tríd an bpluais

Bláth -

ar an mbláth

Seilf -

ón tseilf

ón bhfoireann

Baile -

chuig an mbaile

Geata -

thar an ngeata

Bearna - tríd an mbearna

Féar -

ar an bhféar

Cóisir -

chuig an gcóisir

Fáinne - tríd an bhfáinne

Ainmfhocail- ABAIRLEAT!

Ainm:

Capall -

Bearna -

Coill -

Fiaclóir -

Faisean -

Rang:

Pluid -

Portach -

Cluiche -

Gaeilge -

Fuacht -

Bosca -

Bord -

Buidéal -

Gruaig -

Pictiúrlann -

Fuinneog -

Grian -

Balla -

Béile -

Crann -

Pointe -

Cathaoir -

Gairdín -

Clann -

Gealach -

Garda -

Pluais -

Farraige -

Páirc spraoi -

Bláth -

Súil -

Siúlóid -

Seilf -

An tSín -

Sráid -

Baile -

Geata -

Bearna -

Féar -

Cóisir -

Fáinne -

Foireann -