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Rh The Relative Pronoun.

In modern Irish there are three simple relatives, the relative particles and, which signify who, which, or that; and the negative particle , signifying who &hellip; not, which &hellip; not, that &hellip; not.

There are also the compound relatives, whoever, whosoever, whatever, and (causing eclipsis) what, that which, all that.

The relative particle expressed or understood, causes aspiration; but when preceded by a preposition or when it means "all that," it causes eclipsis, as do  and .