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A GRAMMAR OF
iSome nouns in ùil and uillc add ean to the nom. sing. ; as,
Nom. sing. Nom. pi.
Sùil,/'. an eye, Sùilean.
D •„ ,, , ( Buillean, builleachan, a?irf
Buille, a blow, has -Jin
( buiUeannan.
The following nouns in uil add <ea;i for the nom. pi. iire-
o;ularly: as,
Nom. sing. Nom. pi.
Cùil, m. a corner, Cililtean.
Dùiì,f. element, Duiltean.
Nom. sing.
Tuil,/. a flood,
Nom. pi.
Tuiltean.
The following nouns form their nom. pi. irregularly ; as,
Nom. sing.
Cliamhuinn, in. a son-in-law,
Duine, 7n. a man.
Fear, m. a man,
Ni, m. a thing,
Righ, »«. a king.
Nom.pl.
Cleamhna and cliamhnan.
Daoine.
Fir and feara.
Nithe and nitheannan.
Righre and righrean.
GENITIVE.
Many words of one or more syllables have their genitive
plural like the nom. sing, and pi. ; as,
Nom. sing.
Ni, w. a thing.
Righ. m. a hivg.
Nom. pi.
t Nithe,
\ Nitheannan.
( Righre,
^ Righrean.
,,, ,, , ( Cladhaire,
(^mdhair,»i. a coiiiara, •! „, ,, .
' ( Cladhairean.
Gen. pi.
f Ni,
I Nithe,
t Nitheannan.
C Righ,
-! Righre,
(^ Righrean.
f Cladhair,
■! Cladhaire,
f. Cladhairean.
Feminine' polysyllables have commonly their nom. and
gen. pi. alike ; as.
hearts,
pools,
Nom. pi.
Cridheachan,
Linntean,
Linntichean,
Aibhnean, \
Aibhnichean, ^
Duil,y. an element, has
Sùil, an eye, has
Geii. pi.
Cridheachan.
{ Linntean,
\ Linntichean.
S Aibhnean,
( Aibhnichean.
Dul.
SùL
DATIVE.
The dative plural is formed from the nominative plural by changing the last vowel or syllable into ihh ; as.
Nom. pi.
Righre, kings,
Fiaclan, teeth.
Dat. pi.
Righribh.
Fiaclaibh.
VOCATIVE.
The vocative plural is the aspirated form of the nominative plural
Nom. pi.
Coillte, or Coilltean,
Cealgaire, or Cealgairean,
Voc. pi.
Choillte, or Choilltean.
Chealgaire, or Chealgairean.
METHODS OF DISTINGUISHING SEX.
The Gaelic Language has three Methods of Distinguishing the Sex ; viz.
I. Bv different Words.