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Irish

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Etymology

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Pronoun

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agamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of ag: at me

References

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  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 88

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish agamsa and Manx ayms.

Pronunciation

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agamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of aig
    Sin am bàta agamsa.That is my boat. (literally, “That is the boat at me.”)

Inflection

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Personal inflection of aig
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st agam agamsa
2nd agad agadsa
3rd m aige aigesan
3rd f aice aicese
Plural 1st againn againne
2nd agaibh agaibhse
3rd aca acasan

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap