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THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
Nom. sing.
Beann,/. a hill,
Gleann, m. a valley,
Lionn, m. beer,
Lòn, in. a vieadow,
Mòin,/. peat.
Nom. pi.
Beanntan and beanntaidli.
^ Gleaniitan, gliiin, atid
\ glcanntaidh.
Lionntan.
Lointcan.
Mòintean.
Sliabh, a mountain, has Sleiblito, or slcibhlcan.
Sabhul, m. a barn, Saiblilean.
Nom. siyig.
But, Dia, a god, has
Sliiai;h, m. people,
Sgi;ui,y. a knife,
Bo,y. a cow,
Gniomh, m. work.
Lion, m. flax, has
I- 11 ( Linnte, bnntean, liiini'hcan.
\M\x\,m. a pool, has < , ,. ■ -, ■■■■n' mkuì,
' ( and nnnticheaii.
Nom. pi.
Dee and diathan.
Sloigh.
Sginichean aHrfsgeiniclieaii.
Ba.
Gtiiomharan.
Liontan and liontaichea
GENITIVE.
Monosyllables have their gen. pi. like the nom. sing. ; as,
Some trisyllables have the gen. pi. like the nom. sing. ; as,
Nom. sing. Gen. pi.
Freiceadan, m. a guard, Freiceadan.
Tearapullach, m. a churchman, TeampuUach.
Dissyllables having ean in the nom. pi. have ean also
the gen. pi. ; as,
Nom. sing. Nom. and gen. pi.
Leabaidh,y. a bed, Leapaichean.
Leabhar, 7n. a book, Leabhraichean.
Tobar, m. a xvell, Tobraichean.
■ Nom. sing.
Bean,y. a woman,
Caor,/". a sheep.
A few nouns form their genitives irregularly ; as,
Gen. pi.
Ban.
Caorach.
Nom. sing. .
Cu, m. a dog,
Sluagh, m. people
Gen. pi.
Con.
Slogh and sluagh
DATIVE.
The dative plural ends in aibh, or ibh, and is formed from the nominative singular, or plural : thus.
Monosyllables commonly add aibh to the 7iom. sing. ; as,
Nom. sing.
Bard, m. a bard,
Crann, m. a tree,
Cruach,y. a heap,
Feart, ?n. a virtue.
Mac, m. a son,
Ord, m. a hammer,
Dat. pi.
Bardaibh.
Crannaibh.
Cruachaibh.
Feartaibh.
Macaibh.
Ordaibh.
If the )iom. pi. end in ta or tan, these are changed into
aibh; as,
Nom. sing. A'o?n. pi. Dat. pi.
Beann,/. hill, Beanntan, Beanntaibh.
Cuan, »i. sea, Cuanta, or -an, Cuantaibh.
If the ?i07n. pi. end in c or ean, these terminations are
changed into ibh ; as,
Nom. sing.
Mullach, m. a top,
Sliabh, m. a hill,
Teasach, /. a fever.
Nom. pi.
Mullaichean,
Sleibhte,or -ean,
Teasaichean,
Dat. pi.
Mullaichibh.
Sleibhtibh.
Teasaichibh.
Trisyllables in ch have their dat. and }iom. pi. alike;
Nom. sing.
Comhairleach, m. a counsellor,
Nom. and Dat. pi.
Comhairlich.
Monosyllables in eadh, iadh, and eagh, add aibh to the
nom. sing. ; but,
Nom. sing. Dat. pi.
Fiadh, m. deer, has Feidh.
Sluagh, VI. people, has Sloigh.
Monosyllables in amh and ath form their dat. pi. in aibh
as,
Notn. sing. Dat. pi.
Lamh,/. a hand, Lamhaibh.
Ramh, m. an oar, Ramhaibh.
Flath, m. a prince, Flathaibh.
Sgiath,y. a wing, Sgiathaibh.
But, Damh, m. an ox, has Daimh.
Bean,/, a woman, has Mnathaibh.
VOCATIVE
The vocative plural is commonly the aspirated form of the nominative plural ; as
Nom. plur.
Beannta, beanntan, hills,
Dorsa, dorsan, doors.
Voc. plur.
Bheannta, or bheanntan.
Dhorsa, or dhorsan.
Monosyllables often add a to the aspirated form of the nominative singular ; as.
Nom. sing.
Bard, m. a poet,
Cluas, /". an ear.
Asp. form.
Bhard,
Chluas,
Voc. plur.
Bharda.
Chluasa.
Bean has mhnathan in the vocative plural ; as, damh, an ox, dhaimh ; sluagh, j)eoplc, shloigli, and shluagh.