mu dheidhinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ma ˈje.ɪɲ/
• (North Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ma ˈʝeːɲ/
• (South Uist) IPA^(key): /ma ˈjo.ɪɲ/
• (Skye) IPA^(key): /ma ˈjɤ.ɪɲ/

Preposition

mu dheidhinn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

1. about, concerning

Usage notes

• If the following noun is without the definite article, it is usually in the nominative case:

  sgeulachdan mu dheidhinn poidseadh ― tales about poaching

• If the following noun is preceded by the definite article or a possessive pronoun, it is usually in the genitive case:

  fiosrachadh mu dheidhinn a' chànain ― information about the language

  mu dheidhinn mo bhràthar ― about my brother

• If English uses a personal pronoun as the object, Scottish Gaelic uses a possessive pronoun instead — see under Derived terms.

Inflection

Personal inflection of mu dheidhinn (compound preposition)

	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		mu mo dheidhinn	mu mo dheidhinn-sa
	second		mu do dheidhinn	mu do dheidhinn-sa
	third	m	mu dheidhinn	mu dheidhinn-san
		f	mu deidhinn	mu deidhinn-se
plural	first		mu ar deidhinn	mu ar deidhinn-ne
	second		mu ur deidhinn	mu ur deidhinn-se
	third		mu an deidhinn	mu an deidhinn-san

Synonyms

• mu thimcheall

Pronoun

mu dheidhinn

1. about him