http://www.akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=S%C3%B2nraichte:RecentChanges Cum sùil air na mùthaidhean as ùire a nithear air an uicidh seo san inbhir seo. gd MediaWiki 1.35.11 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:51:14 GMT http://www.akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Interrogatives_or_Who_the_what_why%3F&diff=4826&oldid=4745 http://www.akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Interrogatives_or_Who_the_what_why%3F&diff=4826&oldid=4745 <p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left diff-editfont-monospace" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="gd"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Mùthadh nas sine</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Mùthadh on 14:16, 13 dhen Lùnastal 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l44" >Loidhne 44:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Loidhne 44:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>So inflection and all that aside, the way in which Old Irish made this work was by combining &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;cía&lt;/span&gt; with another word, usually a noun. Which should feel very familiar, as many modern Gaelic interrogative are still blatantly obvious combinations of a &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;c&lt;/span&gt; and some noun, like the &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;àit(e)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;càit(e)&lt;/span&gt;. So you get things like</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>So inflection and all that aside, the way in which Old Irish made this work was by combining &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;cía&lt;/span&gt; with another word, usually a noun. Which should feel very familiar, as many modern Gaelic interrogative are still blatantly obvious combinations of a &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;c&lt;/span&gt; and some noun, like the &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;àit(e)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;càit(e)&lt;/span&gt;. So you get things like</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;ce méit, cía mméit&lt;/span&gt; (our modern &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">co </del>mheud&lt;/span&gt;) &quot;how many?&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;ce méit, cía mméit&lt;/span&gt; (our modern &lt;span style=&quot;color: #008000;&quot;&gt;<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">có </ins>mheud&lt;/span&gt;) &quot;how many?&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;cía airm, c&#039;airm&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;airm&lt;/span&gt; being an old word for &quot;place) &quot;where?&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;cía airm, c&#039;airm&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;airm&lt;/span&gt; being an old word for &quot;place) &quot;where?&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;ce chruth&lt;/span&gt; &quot;how?&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* &lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600CC;&quot;&gt;ce chruth&lt;/span&gt; &quot;how?&quot;</div></td></tr> </table> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:16:37 GMT Akerbeltz http://www.akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Deasbaireachd:Interrogatives_or_Who_the_what_why%3F