, how early you got up (said deprecatingly); do mhairbh an mhochóirighe é, early rising killed him.

ag teacht é, he came without my perceiving it; ní mhothóchthá púnt, you would not feel the loss of a pound; do mhothuigheas amuigh é, I noticed his absence; do mhothuigheas uaim é go han-mhór, I missed him very much.

, "on the neck of," upon, above, over, on, on top of; behind, with gen.; ar mhuin na

, my little darling; used very generally in conversation, like sir, etc., in English, where no particular affection is implied: 's eadh, a mhuirnín, yes, indeed, sir; pron. generally múirnín, except in U.

, the very top; tá sé go mór 'san mh. orm, he blames me greatly.

, the latter being still used in full in Don., e.g. Caitríona ní Mhic an Bhaird, etc.