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RUDIMENTS OF GAELIC GRAMMAR.
An t-suil, the eye. See note, first page.
An t-suil, the eye. Na suilean, the eyes
IVa SÙ1, of the eye. Nan sùl, of the eyes.
An t-sui), O the eye. 'Na.sùi\ea,ìi,Otheeyes
Dail, credit, ^c. See sail, heel, lair, dad,
Hfc.
Dail, delay, SfC. Dàltan, delays, SfC.
Dàlach, of delay. Dail, of delays.
Dail, to delay. Daltaibh, to delays.
Dhail, delay. Dhàltan, O delays.
Mhuir, the sea. See Anomalies.
A mhuir, the sea. Marannan,muirtean,
Na mara, of the sea. Nam marannan, of
An 'n mhuir, to the Na muirtibh, to the
Mhuir, the tea. Na marannan, the
seas.
CviD, property, part.
Cuid, a part. Codaichean, parts.
Codach, of a part. Codaichean, of parts
Cuid, to a part. Codaichibh, to parts.
Chuid.O par<. Chodaichean, Oi^arij.
Cathaib, a chair. See saothair, lasair,
nathair, &c.
Cathair, a chair. Cathraichean, rtairj
Cathrach, of a chair. Cathraichean, of
Calhair, to a chair. Chathraichean, to
Chathair, chair. Chathraichean,
Nathair, a serpent.
Nathair, a serpent. Nathraichean, ser-
pents.
Nathraich, of a ser- Nathraichean, of
JizthniTito a serpent. Nathraichean, to
Nathair, serpent. Nathraichean,
i>l\TaiLiR,amother. See athair.piuthar, &c.
Màthair, mother. Mhàthraichean, mo-
thers.
Màthar, of a mother. Màthraichean, of
Mhathair, <o a Màthraichean, /o
Mhathair, mother. Màthraichean,
PiUTHAR, a sister.
Piuthar, a sister, Peathraichean, sis-
~g ters.
Peathar, of a sister. Peathraichean, of
Piuthar, to a sister. Pheathraichean, io
Phiuthar, sUter. Pheathraichean,
Baille, a town. See àithne, smaoin,
collie, &c.
Baile, a town. Bailtean, towns.
Bhaile, of a town, Bailtean, of towns.
Baile, to a town. Bailtibh, to towns.
Bhaile, town. Bailtibh-an, towns.
Aithne, an injunction, or properly fàithne.
Fàithne,an iry'unciion; fàithntean, injunc.
tions. Also with the article, an fhàithne,</i«
injunction; na fàithne, of the injunction ;
an 'n fhaithne, to the injunction ; O
fhaithne, injunction .'—Plural, Fathant-
an, faithatean, &c.
Banais, a wedding. See gamhain, fiac-
ail, &c.
Banais, a wedding. Ba.innsean,weddi>igf.
Bainnse, of a Bainnsean, of
Banais, to a wedding. Bainnsibh, to
Bhanais, wedding. Bhainnsibh-an,
Gamhainn, a steer.
Gamhainn, a steer. Gamhna, steers.
Gamhna, of a steer. Gamhna, of steers.
Gamhainnjo a steer. Gamhnaibh, /o
Ghamh^aa, steer. Gamhnaibh-a,
Duthaich, a country.
Dùihaich, a country. Dùthchannan, coun-
tries.
Dùthcha, of a Dùthchannan, of
Duthaich, to a Dùthchannan, to
Dhùthaich, Dhùthchaanan,
Note. You know that adding the taiTaibh
to any noun having more than one syllable
is absolutely sheer nonsense— downright
blarney. See Maidinn.
Rich, a king. See Anomalies.
Righ, a king. Righre, -rean, kings,
mgh, of a king. Righre, -rean, of
Righ, to a king, Righribh, to kings.
O righ, king. Righre, •ibh,0W7!^i.
An Adjective is a word that expresses
the nature or sort of a noun, or a name,
and is declined as nouns in every particular.
I. Declensions, Marbh, dead, lifeless,
inanimate.
Singular. Plural.
M. 4- F. Asp.f. ST. Sf F. Asp. f
MarBH, mharbh, marbha, mharbha.
Mhairbh, mhairbh, marbha, mharbha.
Marbh, mhairbh, marbha, mharbha.
Mhairbh, mharbh, marbha, mharbha.
Rules fob Inflections.— Singular
Number.
The Nominative of an initial conso.
nant, when it is mutable, is aspirated for
the feminine gender, and terminates like
the masculine ; thus, duine mar, a great
man; bean mhor, a great woman; mac