m' / d'

Elided Possessives

Level 1

Mo and do shorten before a vowel and before silent lenited f in the relevant forms: m'athair, d'ainm, m'fhear.

How It Works

Mo and do shorten before a vowel and before silent lenited f in the relevant forms: m'athair, d'ainm, m'fhear.

Mo and do lose their vowel before an eligible vowel sound. Write the apostrophe beside the noun: m'athair, d'ainm. Lenited fh is silent in examples such as m'fhear, so it participates in this contraction even though a consonant letter remains visible.

Examples (3)

  1. Tá m'athair anseo.

    My father is here.

  2. Cad is ainm duit?

    What is your name?

  3. Seo d'ainm.

    This is your name.

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m' / d'Level 1Elided Possessives

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Recognize mo and do before their vowel-conditioned contractions.

Words in This Pattern

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