Hello all,

I recently acquired a copy of Graiméar na mBráithre Críostaí and intend to steadily make my way through it. Regarding lenition following the word "dhá", Graiméar na mBráithre says;

dhá [mura dtagann dhá ar lorg ceann de na haidiachtaí sealbheacha seo: a (baininscneach uatha...]

and then gives an example of lenition after the masculine possessive:

d'oscail Seán a dhá shúil.

So, would the feminine equivalent be

d'oscail Síle a dá súil

or

d'oscail Síle a dhá súil

or even

d'oscail Síle a dá shúil?


I'm sure the answer can be found in the grammar itself, but as I'm only getting used to the layout I thought I'd make a query here. Don't be surprised if you see more grammar related questions in the near future!

Dhá is permanently lenited*
So, possessive adjectives have no impact on dhá: always a dhá = his/her/their two ...
But they have an effect on the following noun:
a dhá chois = his two feet,
a dhá cois = her two feet,
a dhá gcois = their two feet

a dhá shúil = his two eyes
a dhá súil = her/their two eyes

*) except following an, aon, chéad: an dá = the two, aon dá = any two, an chéad dá = the first two ...

In Ultaibh, is dóigh liom gur féidir "a dá súil" a ráidht fosta (níl mé cinnte fán iolraidh ach sílim gur féidir "a ndá dteach" nó rud ineacht mar sin a ráidht fosta).

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