Prepositions

Some common Gaelic prepositions are:

aig -- "at" air -- "on"
le -- "with" à -- "from"

Nouns which follow these prepositions and which have no definite article are unchanged by them:

port -- a port, a harbour -->
aig port -- at a port

beinn -- a mountain -->
air beinn -- on a mountain

peann -- a pen -->
le peann -- with a pen

muileann -- a mill -->
à muileann -- from a mill

Another common preposition is "do", which means "to". When followed by a noun with no definite article, it aspirates it. Before a noun beginning with a vowel, it adds "dh'":

Glaschu -- Glasgow -->
do Glaschu -- to Glasgow

taigh -- house -->
do thaigh -- to a house

Inbhir Nis -- Inverness -->
do dh'Inbhir Nis -- to Inverness