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A’ Ghalltachd

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A' toirt iomradh air a' Ghalltachd

Describing the Lowlands

When talking about or describing a place we often use the genitive (possessive) case: meadhan a’ bhaile (the middle of the town), iomall a’ bhaile–mhòir (the outskirts of the city). 

meadhan (m)

middle

sgìre (f)

area, district

iomall (m)

periphery, outskirts

siorrachd (f)

county, shire

frith–bhaile (m)

suburb

comhairle (f)

council

ùghdarras (m)

authority

seirbheis (f)

service

sluagh (m)

people, crowd

muinntir (f)

folk, kindred, inhabitants

We first looked at the genitive (possessive) case in A2 Cuspair 5. Here are some examples using the words from the list above:

AINMEARGINIDEACH FIREANN AINMEARGINIDEACH BOIREANN 
meadhana’ bhailemeadhanna sgìre
iomalla’ bhaile–mhòiriomallna siorrachd
oiran fhrith–bhaileoirna sràide
seirbheiseanan ùghdarraisseirbheiseanna comhairle
riochdairean t–sluaighriochdairena seirbheise
oiseanan rathaidoiseanna ceàrnaig 
solaraichean airgidsolaraichena seirbheise