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:
AINMEAR | GINIDEACH FIREANN | AINMEAR | GINIDEACH BOIREANN |
meadhan | a’ bhaile | meadhan | na sgìre |
iomall | a’ bhaile–mhòir | iomall | na siorrachd |
oir | an fhrith–bhaile | oir | na sràide |
seirbheisean | an ùghdarrais | seirbheisean | na comhairle |
riochdaire | an t–sluaigh | riochdaire | na seirbheise |
oisean | an rathaid | oisean | na ceàrnaig |
solaraiche | an airgid | solaraiche | na seirbheise |