As (A)
Paradigms
With personal pronoun:
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| asam, (asum) | asainn, (asuinn) |
| asat, asad, (asut, asut) | asaibh, (asuibh) |
| aisde, eisde, (aiste) (f.); as (m.) | asda, (asta), eisdibh, aisdibh |
With definite article:
Singular: as an
Plural: as na
With possessive:
Singular
- 1st person: as mo, as mh’
- 2nd person: as do
- 3rd person: as a (m.)
Plural:
- 1st person: as ar
With relative:
as a n-
Usage / Notes:
- as was replacing a (the classical form) as the simple preposition over the period covered by Early Modern Irish
- non-leniting
- a before following noun beginning with consonant
- a h– before following noun beginning with vowel; before accented words
- as before proclitics (e.g. as an, as a, as nach)