sula, conj. & prep. (Eclipses following verb; becomes sular before past tense of regular verbs. Followed by either present and past subjunctive, or future indicative and conditional, to express future and conditional action) Before, lest. ~ n-éiríonn siad ar maidin, before they get up in the morning. ~ mbíonn an ghrian ina suí, before the sun has risen. Gach maidin ~ dtéimis ar scoil, each morning before we went to school. ~r cheannaigh mé an leabhar, before I bought the book. ~r casadh orm é, before I met him. ~r íoc mé as, before I paid for it. ~ n-imí tú, before you go. ~ mbrisfidh siad é, before they break it. ~ ngoidfí iad, lest they might be stolen. ~ dtugadh sé dom é, before he would give it to me. ~ i bhfad, before long. (Var:sul)