Atkinson — On the Subjunctive Mood in Irish. 435 



It will be convenient to divide the analysis into two portions, 

 one comprising the [Z] forms, and the second examining the 

 use in the fuller [A] forms. 



The Dependent forms. 

 In hypothetic clauses introduced by da, dia^ ' if ' : — 



(3 sg.) I. 54, 14 ; 58, i dia Ti.derna maith di-a tochus, ' if he do good witL. his 

 wealth' ; 86, 16 da nderna indliged, 'if he do injustice'; n. 392, 20 dia udena 

 gnimrad, 'if he perforin work' ; 274, 8 da ndernu indliged ; iii. 48, 4 da ndearna 

 dochur dib ; 384, 4 ; 388, 6 dia nderna fogaU. 



(3 pi.) I. 56, 10 dia ndenaid gait ; 56, 12 ; 58, 9 dia rxdenut guin; 294, z da 

 n(^«?w<^ indliged ; 88, i, 12; 90, 20 da ndernat indlig[ed] athgabala ; 58, 27 dia 

 ndernut innscuchad ; 296, 4 dia ndernui serbus oc airbiurt ; iii. 270, 3 da.ndernat ; 

 rv. 124, 1 dia ndernat cinaid. 



Introduced by tnana, ' if not,' (nisi), 'unless.' 



I. 54, z muna dena maith de, 'unless he do good with it'; iii. 52, 19 muna 

 dena a gaire; 546, i muna dena maith de; 546, z maine deni (sic) ; 10, 6 maini 

 derna a hindarbad ; 52, 26 mana derna"^ a gaire. 



II. 272, II muna deniat na comarba faiU; iii. 114, 14; 144,2 muna dernat 

 (maith d'a tochus) ; 142, 24 muna dernadin coindelg ; 172, 19 mana dernat ; — Pass., 

 II. 156, z muna dearntur in munad uile ; iii. 172, 16; 536,31 muna derntar ; 

 IV. 68, 13 muna ndentar in comaithces ; 156, 9 mana dentar. 



Introduced by acht co, ' provided that,' ' if only ' : — 



I. 10, 8 acht CO nderna aithrigi, 'provided that he do penance;' iii. 224,5; 

 266, 9 acht co nderna urfocra ; 270, 2 acht na dernat imarcraid. 



In temporal clauses after no co, ' till ' : — 



I. 54, II, 12 no CO ndernat so, ' till they do it' ; 62, 19 no cu ndernut pennuit, 

 ' till they do penance '; ix. 388, 25 no co ndernat imscar ; in. 142, 22 noco ndernat 

 in coindelg; 426, 10 no co ndernat cennaigecht ria; 502, 19 no co nderna a 

 athchur. 



Rarely with co alone : — 



I. 216, 23 CO nderna ; 216, 26 co nderna comtohach friu ; iv. 128, 22 co ndernat 

 ime em choir . 



1 The conjimction dia, 'if,' seems based on a complex of prep, eicm rel., di-a 

 n-, and therefore has the n- sandhi resulting in the modem eclipsis. 



~ Perhaps j:7e>/., cf. in. 224, 12 muna derna dliged urfocra, and 9 ma dorigne; 

 III. 408, 6 mana derna, and 5 ma dorine. 



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