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Sainmhínithe

1. part
   feminine
2. portion
   feminine
3. used with non-inalienable mass nouns and plural count nouns as a kind of measure word after a possessive pronoun or before a genitive
   feminine

Coibhéisí

Samplaí

“mo chuid leabhar⟳”

my books (lit. ‘my portion of books’)

“do chuid ceoil”

your music (lit. ‘your portion of music’)

“a cuid grianghraf”

her pictures (lit. ‘her portion of pictures’)

“ár gcuid físeán”

our videos (lit. ‘our portion of videos’)

“cuid éadaigh Sheáin”

Seán’s clothing (lit. ‘Seán’s portion of clothing’)

“Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air⟳ ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.”

A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

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