Sengoidelc : Old Irish for beginners / David Stifter.
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- ISBN: 9780815630722 : PAP
- ISBN: 0815630727 : PAP
- Physical Description: xii, 391 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2006.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-323) and index. |
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Sengoidelc : Old Irish for Beginners
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction/Remrad | p. xi | |
Lesson 1 | p. 1 | |
1.1 | The Celtic languages in the context of the Indo-European language family | p. 1 |
1.2 | The classification of the Celtic languages | p. 2 |
1.3 | The Continental Celtic languages and their attestation | p. 3 |
1.4 | The Insular Celtic languages and their attestation | p. 7 |
1.5 | What is Old Irish? | p. 9 |
Lesson 2 | p. 11 | |
2.1 | The writing of Old Irish | p. 11 |
2.2 | Ogam | p. 11 |
2.3 | Clo Gaelach | p. 13 |
2.4 | The Roman alphabet | p. 14 |
Lesson 3 | p. 15 | |
3.1 | The phonological system of Old Irish in comparison | p. 15 |
3.2 | The phonological system of Old Irish | p. 16 |
3.3 | Pronunciation rules | p. 19 |
3.4 | Sample texts with phonological analysis | p. 25 |
3.5 | Exercise | p. 26 |
3.6 | Exercise | p. 28 |
Lesson 4 | p. 29 | |
4.1 | The initial mutations | p. 29 |
4.2 | The mutations of Old Irish | p. 29 |
4.3 | Lenition | p. 30 |
4.4 | Leniting forms | p. 31 |
4.5 | Nasalization | p. 32 |
4.6 | Nasalizing forms | p. 32 |
4.7 | Aspiration | p. 33 |
4.8 | Exercise | p. 34 |
Lesson 5 | p. 35 | |
5.1 | The grammatical categories of Old Irish | p. 35 |
5.2 | Nouns and adjectives: gender | p. 35 |
5.3 | Nouns and adjectives: number | p. 35 |
5.4 | Nouns and adjectives: case | p. 36 |
5.5 | Adjectives | p. 39 |
5.6 | The article | p. 39 |
5.7 | Word order | p. 40 |
Lesson 6 | p. 41 | |
6.1 | Nouns: declensional classes | p. 41 |
6.2 | Adjectives: declensional classes | p. 42 |
6.3 | Declension: general remarks | p. 42 |
6.4 | Nouns: masculine o-stems | p. 43 |
6.5 | Variants of the o-stem declension | p. 44 |
6.6 | Nouns: neuter o-stems | p. 46 |
6.7 | Exercise | p. 47 |
6.8 | Long vowels, words of more than one syllable and further subtleties | p. 47 |
Lesson 7 | p. 50 | |
7.1 | The basic pattern of the masculine article | p. 50 |
7.2 | Variants in the basic pattern of the masculine article | p. 51 |
7.3 | The neuter article | p. 51 |
7.4 | The o-stem adjectives | p. 53 |
7.5 | Exercise | p. 53 |
Lesson 8 | p. 54 | |
8.1 | The Old Irish verb | p. 54 |
8.2 | Conjugation: general remarks | p. 54 |
8.3 | The verbal inflection | p. 55 |
8.4 | Verbs of the W1-class (a-verbs) | p. 55 |
8.5 | Exercise | p. 56 |
Lesson 9 | p. 57 | |
9.1 | Varia | p. 57 |
9.2 | Exercise | p. 57 |
Lesson 10 | p. 59 | |
10.1 | Nouns: feminine a-stems | p. 59 |
10.2 | Variants of the a-stem declension | p. 59 |
10.3 | ben 'woman' | p. 61 |
Lesson 11 | p. 62 | |
11.1 | The basic feminine article | p. 62 |
11.2 | Variants of the feminine article | p. 62 |
11.3 | The article after prepositions | p. 63 |
11.4 | The a-stem adjectives | p. 64 |
11.5 | Exercise | p. 65 |
Lesson 12 | p. 66 | |
12.1 | Verbs of the W2a and W2b-class (i-verbs) | p. 66 |
12.2 | Exercise | p. 67 |
12.3 | The prehistory of the W1 and W2 ending sets | p. 67 |
12.4 | Possessive pronouns | p. 69 |
Lesson 13 | p. 71 | |
13.1 | A poem | p. 71 |
13.2 | Varia | p. 71 |
13.3 | Exercise | p. 72 |
13.4 | Test | p. 73 |
Lesson 14 | p. 74 | |
14.1 | Nouns: masculine io-stems | p. 74 |
14.2 | Nouns: neuter io-stems | p. 75 |
14.3 | Adjectives: io-stems | p. 76 |
14.4 | Exercise | p. 76 |
Lesson 15 | p. 77 | |
15.1 | Verbs: general remarks on compound verbs | p. 77 |
15.2 | Verbs: deuterotonic and prototonic verbal forms | p. 78 |
15.3 | Exercise | p. 80 |
15.4 | Adverbial compounds | p. 80 |
Lesson 16 | p. 81 | |
16.1 | Varia | p. 81 |
16.2 | Exercise | p. 81 |
Lesson 17 | p. 83 | |
17.1 | Nouns: feminine ia-stems | p. 83 |
17.2 | Adjectives: ia-stems | p. 84 |
17.3 | Nouns: feminine i-stems | p. 84 |
17.4 | Exercise | p. 86 |
Lesson 18 | p. 87 | |
18.1 | The conjugated prepositions: general remarks | p. 87 |
18.2 | The conjugated prepositions 1 | p. 89 |
18.3 | Verbs of the S1-class | p. 90 |
18.4 | Compound S1 verbs | p. 92 |
18.5 | Exercise | p. 92 |
Lesson 19 | p. 93 | |
19.1 | From a poem | p. 93 |
19.2 | Varia | p. 93 |
19.3 | Exercise | p. 95 |
19.4 | From the Tain Bo Cuailnge | p. 96 |
Lesson 20 | p. 97 | |
20.1 | Nouns: masculine and feminine i-stems | p. 97 |
20.2 | Nouns: neuter i-stems | p. 98 |
20.3 | The i-stem adjectives | p. 99 |
20.4 | Exercise | p. 99 |
Lesson 21 | p. 100 | |
21.1 | The conjugated prepositions 2 | p. 100 |
21.2 | Secondary or nominal prepositions | p. 101 |
21.3 | Demonstrative particles | p. 102 |
21.4 | Verbs of the S2-class | p. 103 |
21.5 | Verbs of the S3-class | p. 104 |
21.6 | The prehistory of the S1, S2 and S3 ending sets | p. 105 |
21.7 | Exercise | p. 106 |
Lesson 22 | p. 107 | |
22.1 | From the Old Irish Triads | p. 107 |
22.2 | From the Old Irish glosses | p. 107 |
22.3 | Varia | p. 108 |
22.4 | Exercise | p. 108 |
22.5 | Test | p. 109 |
22.6 | Test | p. 110 |
22.7 | From a poem | p. 110 |
Lesson 23 | p. 112 | |
23.1 | Nouns: masculine u-stems | p. 112 |
23.2 | Nouns: neuter u-stems | p. 113 |
23.3 | Adjectives: u-stems | p. 113 |
23.4 | Determining the stem class of adjectives | p. 114 |
23.5 | Exercise | p. 115 |
Lesson 24 | p. 116 | |
24.1 | The cardinal numbers 1-19 | p. 116 |
24.2 | The ordinal numbers 1-19 | p. 118 |
24.3 | The copula | p. 119 |
Lesson 25 | p. 122 | |
25.1 | Infixed pronouns class A | p. 122 |
25.2 | Exercise | p. 126 |
25.3 | Conjugated prepositions 3 | p. 126 |
25.4 | Emphasizing particles | p. 127 |
Lesson 26 | p. 129 | |
26.1 | Test | p. 129 |
26.2 | Varia | p. 129 |
26.3 | Exercise | p. 130 |
26.4 | From the Old Irish Triads | p. 131 |
Lesson 27 | p. 132 | |
27.1 | Hiatus verbs | p. 132 |
27.2 | Verbs of the H1-class | p. 133 |
27.3 | Verbs of the H2-class | p. 133 |
27.4 | Verbs of the H3-class | p. 134 |
27.5 | Exercise | p. 134 |
27.6 | The prehistory of the hiatus verbs | p. 135 |
27.7 | The complete dependent forms at a glance | p. 135 |
Lesson 28 | p. 136 | |
28.1 | The substantive verb | p. 136 |
28.2 | The verbal noun | p. 137 |
28.3 | Infixed pronouns class B | p. 139 |
28.4 | Exercise | p. 141 |
28.5 | The conjugated prepositions 4 | p. 141 |
Lesson 29 | p. 143 | |
29.1 | Test | p. 143 |
29.2 | Varia | p. 143 |
29.3 | Exercise | p. 144 |
Lesson 30 | p. 146 | |
30.1 | Nouns: the consonant stems | p. 146 |
30.2 | Guttural stems: consonantal declension in g | p. 148 |
30.3 | Guttural stems: consonantal declension in k | p. 148 |
30.4 | Exercise | p. 149 |
30.5 | The conjugated prepositions 5 | p. 150 |
Lesson 31 | p. 151 | |
31.1 | Deponent verbs | p. 151 |
31.2 | W2 deponent verbs | p. 151 |
31.3 | W1 deponent verbs | p. 152 |
31.4 | S2 deponent verbs | p. 153 |
31.5 | S3 deponent verbs | p. 153 |
31.6 | Exercise | p. 154 |
31.7 | The 3rd person passive forms | p. 154 |
31.8 | The 1st and 2nd person passive forms | p. 156 |
31.9 | Exercise | p. 157 |
Lesson 32 | p. 158 | |
32.1 | Varia | p. 158 |
32.2 | Exercise | p. 158 |
Lesson 33 | p. 160 | |
33.1 | Dental stems: consonantal declension in t | p. 160 |
33.2 | Dental stems: consonantal declension in nt | p. 162 |
33.3 | Exercise | p. 163 |
33.4 | The cardinal numbers 20-1000 | p. 163 |
33.5 | The ordinal numbers 20-1000 | p. 164 |
Lesson 34 | p. 165 | |
34.1 | Relative clauses | p. 165 |
34.2 | Absolute relative verbal endings | p. 165 |
34.3 | Leniting relative clauses | p. 169 |
34.4 | Negative leniting relative clauses | p. 170 |
34.5 | Special relative forms | p. 170 |
34.6 | The prehistory of the relative endings | p. 170 |
34.7 | Independent personal pronouns | p. 170 |
Lesson 35 | p. 172 | |
35.1 | Varia | p. 172 |
35.2 | Exercise | p. 172 |
35.3 | A poem: The dead princes in the mill | p. 174 |
35.4 | A poem: A kiss | p. 174 |
Lesson 36 | p. 175 | |
36.1 | Nouns: consonantal declension in r | p. 175 |
36.2 | Nouns: consonantal declension in s | p. 176 |
36.3 | Exercise | p. 178 |
Lesson 37 | p. 179 | |
37.1 | The habitual present of the substantive verb | p. 179 |
37.2 | Relative forms of the substantive verb and the copula | p. 180 |
37.3 | The imperative | p. 180 |
37.4 | The deponent and passive imperative forms | p. 184 |
37.5 | Exercise | p. 185 |
Lesson 38 | p. 186 | |
38.1 | Infixed pronouns in imperatives | p. 186 |
38.2 | Infixed pronouns class C | p. 186 |
38.3 | Infixed pronouns after negative na, nad | p. 187 |
38.4 | Exercise | p. 188 |
38.5 | The deictic particle i | p. 188 |
38.6 | Indefinite pronouns | p. 189 |
38.7 | The anaphoric pronoun suide | p. 190 |
38.8 | Interrogative pronouns | p. 190 |
Lesson 39 | p. 192 | |
39.1 | Varia | p. 192 |
39.2 | Exercise | p. 192 |
39.3 | Test | p. 194 |
39.4 | Test | p. 194 |
Lesson 40 | p. 195 | |
40.1 | Nasal stems: neuter n-stems | p. 195 |
40.2 | Exercise | p. 196 |
40.3 | Comparison of adjectives | p. 196 |
40.4 | Comparison: the equative | p. 197 |
Lesson 41 | p. 199 | |
41.1 | The preterite | p. 199 |
41.2 | The s-preterite | p. 200 |
41.3 | Special formations of the s-preterite | p. 202 |
41.4 | The t-preterite | p. 202 |
41.5 | The prehistory of the s- and t-preterites | p. 204 |
41.6 | Exercise | p. 205 |
Lesson 42 | p. 206 | |
42.1 | An indecent poem | p. 206 |
42.2 | Varia | p. 206 |
42.3 | Exercise | p. 207 |
Lesson 43 | p. 209 | |
43.1 | Nasal stems: masculine and feminine n-stems | p. 209 |
43.2 | Exercise | p. 211 |
43.3 | Comparison: the superlative | p. 211 |
Lesson 44 | p. 213 | |
44.1 | The suffixless preterite | p. 213 |
44.2 | The reduplicated preterite | p. 214 |
44.3 | Reduplication with vowels other than e | p. 215 |
44.4 | Long vowel preterites | p. 215 |
44.5 | The a-preterite | p. 217 |
44.6 | The preterite of the copula and the substantive verb | p. 218 |
44.7 | Irregular preterite formations | p. 219 |
44.8 | Exercise | p. 220 |
44.9 | The prehistory of the suffixless preterite | p. 220 |
Lesson 45 | p. 221 | |
45.1 | From Uraicecht na Riar | p. 221 |
45.2 | From the Old Irish Triads | p. 221 |
45.3 | Test | p. 222 |
45.4 | Test | p. 222 |
45.5 | Varia | p. 223 |
45.6 | Exercise | p. 223 |
Lesson 46 | p. 225 | |
46.1 | Irregular nouns | p. 225 |
46.2 | Indeclinable words | p. 226 |
46.3 | Consonantal stem adjectives | p. 227 |
46.4 | Comparison: the comparative | p. 227 |
46.5 | Special formations of the comparative | p. 229 |
46.6 | Exercise | p. 229 |
46.7 | Additional degrees of comparison | p. 230 |
Lesson 47 | p. 231 | |
47.1 | Personal numerals and other numeral substantives | p. 231 |
47.2 | Possession in Irish | p. 233 |
47.3 | The preterite passive stem | p. 235 |
47.4 | The preterite passive inflection | p. 237 |
47.5 | The past passive participle (P.P.P.) | p. 238 |
47.6 | Exercise | p. 238 |
Lesson 48 | p. 239 | |
48.1 | Exercise | p. 239 |
48.2 | Exercise | p. 239 |
48.3 | Varia | p. 240 |
48.4 | Exercise | p. 240 |
Lesson 49 | p. 242 | |
49.1 | The imperfect | p. 242 |
49.2 | Exercise | p. 243 |
49.3 | Nasalizing relative clauses | p. 244 |
49.4 | The marking of nasalization in nasalizing relative clauses | p. 245 |
49.5 | The figura etymologica | p. 246 |
49.6 | Conjunctions and dependent clauses | p. 247 |
Lesson 50 | p. 250 | |
50.1 | The augment (the particle ro, etc.) | p. 250 |
50.2 | The choice of the correct augment | p. 252 |
50.3 | The position of the augment | p. 254 |
Lesson 51 | p. 257 | |
51.1 | From the Tain Bo Cuailnge | p. 257 |
51.2 | Varia | p. 258 |
51.3 | Exercise | p. 258 |
51.4 | Test | p. 260 |
Lesson 52 | p. 261 | |
52.1 | Prepositional relative constructions | p. 261 |
52.2 | Word order | p. 262 |
Lesson 53 | p. 265 | |
53.1 | The subjunctive | p. 265 |
53.2 | The a-subjunctive | p. 266 |
53.3 | The e-subjunctive | p. 270 |
53.4 | The s-subjunctive | p. 271 |
53.5 | Exercise | p. 274 |
53.6 | The past subjunctive | p. 274 |
53.7 | Exercise | p. 276 |
53.8 | The subjunctive of the copula | p. 276 |
53.9 | The prehistory of the subjunctive | p. 277 |
Lesson 54 | p. 279 | |
54.1 | A poem | p. 279 |
54.2 | Varia | p. 279 |
54.3 | Exercise | p. 279 |
54.4 | Test | p. 281 |
Lesson 55 | p. 282 | |
55.1 | The future tense | p. 282 |
55.2 | The f-future | p. 282 |
55.3 | The s-future | p. 284 |
55.4 | The i-future | p. 286 |
55.5 | The a-future | p. 288 |
55.6 | Suppletive futures | p. 290 |
55.7 | Exercise | p. 290 |
55.8 | The prehistory of the future formations | p. 290 |
Lesson 56 | p. 293 | |
56.1 | The conditional | p. 293 |
56.2 | Exercise | p. 294 |
56.3 | The future of the substantive verb and the copula | p. 294 |
56.4 | Suffixed pronouns | p. 295 |
56.5 | A 'consecutio temporum' in Old Irish | p. 296 |
Lesson 57 | p. 297 | |
57.1 | A legal episode | p. 297 |
57.2 | Varia | p. 298 |
57.3 | Exercise | p. 298 |
57.4 | Test | p. 300 |
57.5 | Test | p. 300 |
Lesson 58 | p. 301 | |
58.1 | Old Irish metrics | p. 301 |
58.2 | The features of classical Irish poetry | p. 301 |
58.3 | An exemplary poem | p. 307 |
Appendixes | p. 311 | |
A | Abbreviations | p. 311 |
B | Selected bibliography | p. 315 |
C | Further reading | p. 317 |
D | Solutions | p. 324 |
E | Wordlist | p. 363 |
F | Tables | p. 377 |
Index | p. 387 |