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88 ETYMOLOGY. |_PAKT II.preposition. In some cases the preposition hasdropped out and only the noun remains.4. The following is a list of the most usual—compound prepositions, with their meanings :Q b-piabnaipe, in presence of.Q b-pocaip, with, along with.Q b-caoib, in regard to, concerning.a b-cimceall : see cimbeall,a 5-ceann, at the head of, at the end of, with regard to.G 5-coinne, against, for (in the phrase to go for) : piciD a5-coinne a 66ile, "they run against each other:" OoCuaio pe a 5-coinne a acap, he went for his father.Q 5-COip, by the side of, hard by, along. This is often contractedto coip: coip na bplgOe, "beside the (river)Bride."a h-aicle, after : a h-aicle na laoibe pm, " after that lay."Clmearo> amongst pfop ameapg na " : 5-coillceaO, downamongst the woods."Q Idcaip. in presence of.Qip agaib, forward, over against, opposite: Out aip agaib,to go forward, to progress: aip agaib na gaoice, opposite(exposed to) the wind.Qip bealaib, in front of, opposite: bo luigbfp bo jndca n-iombaib ap bealaib a n-acap, "they used to lie,customarily, in beds opposite their father" (Children ofLir).Qip bun, on foundation.Qip beann, for (in the phrase to go for); as a OubaipcNaipe le h-Opbdn but aip 6enn Pepguip, "Naisi saidto Ardan to go for Fergus.''Qtp peab, through, throughout, during: aip peab bliabna," during a year."Qip put), thoughout, amongst aip pub na b-conn, amongstthe waves.Qip 5-cul, behind.Oip pon, for the sake of, although.Q n-biaib, after : a n-biaib a 66Ue, after one another, oneafter another.'Coip, contracted from a 5-coip.Odla, as to : Ortla bldnaibe, " as to Blanaid."O'eip, after: O'eip na Oflinne, " after the deluge."0'ionnpaigib or o'lonnpaige, towards: sluaipeap p6imeb'lonnpaise alumse, "he goes forward towards his ship.