Scottish Gaelic

Particle

dh’

1. Used for leniting vowels.

Usage notes

• If a grammatical rule demands lenition of words beginning with a consonant, eg when creating an infinitive or a past tense form, this particle is added as a prefix to words beginning with a vowel.

  snàmh — swim

  a shnàmh — to swim

  shnàmh mi — I swam

  òl — drink

  a dh’òl — to drink

  dh’òl mi — I drank