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THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.
Some monosylkiblcs in ui have their yen. and m>?n. alike;
Norn. Gen.
Cruit.y. a harp, Cruit.
Smuid, m. siiwkc, SmCiid.
Truid, a starling, Tiuid.
Cuid, /. part, Cuid and codach.
But, Muir,/. sea, has Mara.
Fuil,/. blood, Fala and Fola.
Druiiii,/. ridge, Diomu.
Sùil,/. an eye, Sùla.
Feminines in oi drop the subjunctive, and add a; as,
iVo«i. sing.
Fqòìì, flesh,
Sroin,y. a nose.
Thin,/, bottom,
Gen. sing.
Feòla.
Sròna, or sròinc.
Tòna.
Feminine dissyllables in air change air into rack ; as,
Norn. Gen.
Cathair,/. a citij, Cathrach.
Lasair,y. aflame, Lasrach.
Machair,y. a plain, Machrach.
Nathairy. a serpent, Nathrach.
So also, Staidhir, y. a s^aiV, has Staidhreach.
Faighir,y. a fair, has Faighreach.
Some dissyllables, characterized by the diphthong c
lose the subjunctive in the genitive ; as.
Norn.
Athair, ni. a father,
Bràthair, m. brother,
Màthair, m. mother,
Piuthair,y. sister, has
Gen.
Athar.
Bràthar.
Màthar.
Peathar and piuthair.
Feminine dissyllables in eir sometimes form their genitive
by adding e to the nominative, and sometimes by changing
eir of the nominative in earach ; as,
Nom. sing. Gen. sing.
Dinneir,y. dinner, Dinneire, or dinnearach.
Inneir,y. dung, Inneire, or innearach.
Suipeir,y. supper, Suipeire, or suipearach.
Ni, righ, bfigh, s'lth, re, te, have their genitive and nomi-
native alike.
The following nouns form theii
Nom. sing.
Abhainn,y. a river,
Aghann,y. a pan,
Banais,y. a wedding,
Coluinu,y. a body,
Dùthaich,y. a country,
Fiacail,y. a tooth,
Gamhuinn, m. a steer,
Gualainn,y. shoulder,
Madainn,y. morning,
Obair, y. work,
Uilinn,y. elbow.
genitives irregularly :
Gen. sing.
Aibhne.
Aighne.
Bainnse.
CoUa, colna.
Dùthcha and diicha.
Fiacla and fiacail.
Gamhna.
Gnaille and guailne.
Maidne.
Oibrc.
Uille and uilne.
DATIVE.
The dative singular is like the nominative.
VOCATIVE.
The vocative singular is the nominative aspirated ; and in nouns beginning with a vowel it is the same as the nominative.
PLURAL NUMBER.
NOMINATIVE.
Geiieral Rule. — The nominative plural is formed from the nominative singular by adding ean ; as, cealgair, m. a
deceiver, nom. pi. cealgairean ; clàrsair, m. a harper, nom. pi. clarsairean.
Special Rules. — Some nouns, which form their gen. sing.
by contraction, retain the contraction in the nom.pl.; as.
Nom. sing. Gen. sing.
Abhainn,y Aibhne,
Aghann,y. Aighne,
Banais,y. Bainse,
Duthaich,y. Duthcha,
Fiacail, y. Fiacla,
Gamhuinn, ?n. Gamhna,
Gualainn,y Guaille,
Madainn,y. Maidne,
Namhaid, m. Naimhde,
Nom. pi.
Aibhnichean and aibhnean.
Aighnichean.
Bainsean.
Duchan and duchannan.
Fiaclan.
Gamhnan.
Guaillean.
Maidnean.
Naimhdean.
Uilinn,y. Uille anrfuillne, Uillean a7id uilnean.
Feminine nouns in air change acli of the gen. sing
aich, and add ean ; as,
A'om. sing. Gen. sing.
Cathair,y. seat, Cathrach,
Lasair, yyame, Lasrach,
Measair,y tub, Measrach,
Nathair,y. serpent, Nathrach,
Nom. pi.
Cathraichean.
Lasraichean.
Measraichean.
Nathraichean.
Athair, m. father,
Mathair, y. mother,
Uisge, m. water.
has
Aithrichean.
Maithrichean.
Uiso'eachan.
Nom. sing. Nom. pi.
Cridhe, m. heart, Cridheachan.
Cuid, y. part, Codaichean.
Nouns in eile and ein often add tean; as,
Nom. sing. ■ Nom. pi.
Feil.y a kilt, Feiltean.
Lèin,y. a shirt, Leintean.
Monosyllables in ail and aile add ean to the nom. sing. ; as.
Nom. sing.
Fàil,y. a ring,
Dàil,y. delay,
Caile,y. a girl,
Sàil.y a heel,
Sail,y. a beam, has
Dàil,y. a meadow, has
has
Nom. pi.
Fàilean.
Ddilean.
Cailean.
Sailtean.
Sailthean.
Dailthean and dailean.
Some nouns in aile, ain, and others, add tean to the
noin. sing.
as,
Nom. sing.
Bail, m. a town,
Smuain, m. a thought,
Smaoin, m. a thought,
Aithne,y. a precept,
CoilIe,y. a wood,
No7n. pi.
Bailtean.
Smuaintean.
Smaointean.
Aithntean.
Coilltean.