Pied Piping
From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
- Cò air a bha an ad?
- Cò leis a tha am bata "who owns the stick"
- Cò aige a tha am bata "who has the stick"
Preposition stranding
Cò bhruidhinn thu ris? who speak.pst 2sg to.def 'Who did you speak to?'
Pied-piping (less natural compared to the preposition stranding version; Stress on cò is required; only possible with an echo question reading)
Rì cò a bhruidhinn thu to who wh-C speak.pst 2sg 'To whom did you speak?'
Pied-piping Inversion
Cò ris a bhruidhinn thu who to wh-C speak.pst 2sg 'Who to did you speak?'
*Cò rì a bhruidhinn thu who to wh-C speak.pst 2sg 'Who to did you speak?'