Leugh...Sgrìobh Online literacy for fluent Gaelic speakers Read...Write
Introduction
 
Lessons
Spelling Rule
Accents
Apostrophe
Letter 'A'
Hyphenation
Prepositions
Old Way - New Way
Punctuation
Multi-syllable Words
Days of the Week
Surnames
Place Names
Borrowed Words
 
Exercises
Find the Error
Fill the Gaps
Spell This
 
 
Gaelic Orthography

Module 1

 SUFFIXES

  SUFFIXES  
 

Words with unstressed suffixes should normally be written as one word

  • dhòmhsa
  • dhìse
  • dhasan
  • rudeigin
  • feareigin
  • air choreigin

exceptions are:

ris-san leis-san (to accommodate the double s)
latha-eigin tè-eigin (to separate the vowels)