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{{IPA link|Uist|Scots Norse}} /ɔ/, /ə/ | {{IPA link|Uist|Scots Norse}} /ɔ/, /ə/ | ||
====Preposition==== | ====Preposition==== | ||
{{head|snon|preposition}} | {{head|snon|preposition|triggers nasal mutation}} | ||
#about, concerning | #about, concerning | ||
#{{lb|snon| | #{{lb|snon|before a noun}} of, 's | ||
#:{{syn|snon|at}} | #:{{syn|snon|at}} | ||
#:{{ux|snon|fòedh u | #:{{ux|snon|fòedh u nhioerrt|deer fodder (lit. "fodder of deers")}} | ||
#over, across, along | #over, across, along | ||
#during, at a point in time | #during, at a point in time | ||
#{{lb|snon|with {{lang|snon|{{term|vèr}}}}}} | |||
##{{lb|snon|after a present participle}} ''indicates the continuative''; still | |||
##:{{ux|snon|arr ètann '''h-u''' nha|he's '''still''' eating}} | |||
##{{lb|snon|after a past participle}} ''indicates the perfect''; after | |||
##:{{ux|snon|arr ètadh '''h-u''' nha|he '''has''' eaten}} | |||
=====Usage Notes===== | |||
In meanings 2 and 5 it is often affixed, acting similarly to a possessed suffix in meaning 2 (eg. attatching to the possessed noun, not the possessor). | |||
=====Inflection===== | =====Inflection===== | ||
{{snon-infl-prep|um|3=uem|1l=umh|3l=uemh}} | {{snon-infl-prep|um|3=uem|1l=umh|3l=uemh}} | ||
===Mutation=== | ===Mutation=== | ||
{{snon-mut}} | {{snon-mut}} | ||