mu dheidhinn
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Preposition
Usage notes
- If the following noun is without the definite article, it's usually in the nominative case:
- sgeulachdan mu dheidhinn poidseadh - tales about poaching
- If the following noun is preceded by the definite article or a possessive pronoun, it's usually in the genitive case:
- fiosrachadh mu dheidhinn an cànain - information about the language
- mu dheidhinn mo bhràthar - about my brother
- If English uses a personal pronoun as the object, Scottish Gaelic uses a possessive pronoun instead - see under Derived terms.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- mu mo dheidhinn - about me
- mu do dheidhinn - about you (informal singular)
- mu dheidhinn - about him/it
- mu deidhinn - about her/it
- mu ar deidhinn - about us
- mu ur deidhinn - about you (plural or formal singular)
- mu an deidhinn - about them