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A GRAMMAR OF
DATIVE.
General Rule. — Nouns masculine have their dat. and nom. sinq. alike ; nouns feminine have their dat. like the gen.
NOUNS MAS. NOUNS FEM.
Dat. Nom. Gen. Dat.
Cabar, a deer's horn. Teasach, Teasaich, Teasaich, a fever.
Nom.
Cabar,
Dorus,
Tobar,
Special Rides fo
the nom.
Dorus, a door.
Tobar, a well.
Misneach,
Osag,
Misnich,
Osaig-,
Misnich, courage.
Osaig, a blast of wind.
the Dative case of Nouns Feminine. — When the genitive is formed by contraction, the dut. is like
Nom. Gen.
Sitheann, Sithne,
Piuthair, Peathar,
Monosyllables drop e from the genitive.
No7n. Gen.
Cluas, Cluaise,
Lamh, Laimhe,
Dat.
Sitheann, f. venison.
Piuthair, f. sister.
Dat.
Cluais, /. an ear.
Laimh, f. a hand.
In Gaelic there is no Accusative differing from the Nominative.
VOCATIVE.
The vocative singular of masculine monosyllables is the genitive aspirated.
Nouns masculine beginning with a vowel have their vocative and genitive alike.
Nom. Gen. , Voc.
Ord, IJird, Uird, m. a hammer.
Amadan, Amadain, Amadain, m. a fool.
Oglach, Oglaich, Oglaich, m. a youth.
Feminine nouns form their vocative by aspirating the nominative ; as,
Nom. Voc.
Cluas, Chluas, f ear.
Gealach, Ghealach, f. nurse.
Grian, Ghrian, f. sun.
PLURAL NUMBER.
NOMINATIVE.
General Ride for the Nominative. — The nominative plural is formed from the nominative singular, by adding an ;*
as, sliseag, f. a slice, n. pi. sliseagan ; srad, f. a spark, n. pi. sradan ; spiorad, m. a spirit, n. pi. spioradan ; rioghachd, f
a kingdom, n. pi. rioghachdan ; geug, f. a branch, n. pi. geugan.
Nom. pi.
Clarsaichean.
Cullaichean.
Deudaichean,
MuUaichean.
Special Rules. — Many dissyllables in ach add eanf to the
yen. sing. ; as,
Nom. sing. Gen. sing.
Clàrsach,/. a harp, Clarsaicii,
CuUach, irt. a boar, CuUaich,
Deudach,y. a jaw, Deudaich,
MuUach, m. a top, Mullaich,
Some masculines in ach have their nom. pi. like the gen.
sing. ; as,
Nom. sing. Gen. sing. Nom. pi.
OgVàch, a youth, Oglaich, Oglaich.
Fear, m. a man, Fir, Fir.
Nouns in ar sometuues transpose the final letter and add
icke, or iciiecm ; as,
Nom. sing. Nom. pi.
Tobar, m. a well, Tobraichean.
Leabhar, ;«, a book, Leabhraichean.
Nom. sing. Nom. pi.
Data, m. a staff, has Batachan and bataichean.
La, m. a day, Làithe, làithean, and lathachan.
Leabaidh,y. a bed, Leapaichean.
Piuthair, y". a sister, Peathraichean.
Lann,y. enclosure, Lanndaichean.
Masculine monosyllables in ea, which change ea into (',
in the gen. sing, have their gen. sing, and nom. pi. alike ; as,
No/n. Gen. sing. Nom. pi.
Fear, a man, Fir, Fir.
Meall, a lump. Mill, Mill.
Ceann, m. head. Cinn, Cinn.
Some nouns in I and nn have their nom. in tan ; on and
oin have lean ; as,
Nom. sing. Nom. pi.
Reul, m. a star, Reultan.
Seul, m. a seal, Seultan.
* In forming the- nominative plural of these and other words, some writers only add « to the nominatiie singular; and several nouns
are made to end in id/i, in the nominati\'e plural ; a.s, Uann, bcumitaidh ; bile, bilidU ; coiUc, coillliJI:.
■\ Some writers only add c.