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xvi A GRAMMAR OF
Monosyllables in om, onn, orb, orm, change o into vi ; as,
Nom. sing. mas.
Crom, crooked,
Lorn, bare,
Trom, heavy,
TioTh,Jierce,
Gorm, blue.
Nom. sing. fern.
Chrom,
Lorn,
Throm,
Bhorb,
Ghorm,
Gen. sing. mas.
Chruim,
Luini,
Thruini,
Bhuiib,
Ghuirni,
Gen. sing. fern.
Cruime.
Luime.
Truiipe.
Buirbe.
Guirme.
Monosyllables in ea, eu, ia, change these diphthongs into ei in the genitive sing'ular ; as,
Nom. sing. mas. Nom. sing. fern.
Dearg, red, Dhearg,
Deas, ready, Dheas,
Geur, sharp, Gheur,
Liath, grey-haired, Liath,
Some change ea into i ; as,
Breac, spotted, Bhreac,
Geal, ivhite, Gheal,
Adjectives beginning with a vowel have no initial change ; as,
Gen. sing. mas.
Dheirg,
Dheis,
Gheir,
Leith,
Bhric,
Ghil,
Nom. sÌ7ìg. mas.
Ait, joyful,
Aosda, old,
Vt, fresh,
Nom. sing.fem.
Ait,
Aosda,
Ur,
Gen. sing. mas.
Ait,
Aosda,
Uir,
Gen. sing. fern.
Deirge.
Deise.
Geire.
Leithe.
Brice.
Gile.
Gen. sing.fem.
Aite.
Aosda.
Uire.
Adjectives ending with a diphthong have no change in the termination ; as,
Beo, alive, Bheo, Bheo,
Beo.
Adjectives of two syllables, or more than two, do not commonly add to the genitive singular masculine ; as.
Nom. sing. mas.
Cinnteach, sure,
Eagallach, yeaj^u/,
Maiseach, handsome,
Bodhar, deaf, has
Odhar, sallow, has
Nom. sing.fem.
Chinnteach,
Eagallach,
Mhaiseach,
Bhodhar,
Odhar,
Gen. sing. mas.
Chinntich,
Eagallaich,
Mhaisich,
fihuidhir,
Uidhir,
Gen. sing. fern.
Cinntich.
Eagallaich.
Maisich.
Buidhir.
Uidhir.
DATIVE.
General Rule. — The dative singular masculine, without the article, as that of substantives, is like the nominative
singular ; and the dative singular feminine is like the genitive masculine ; as.
The vocative singular masculine of adjectives, as that of substantives, is like the genitive singular masculine ; and the
vocative singular feminine is like the nominative singular feminine ; as,
Nom. sing.fem.
Bh.in, pale,
Bheag, liltlr,
Bhodhar, deaf,
Dhall, blind,'
Gheal, white,
Throm, heavy,
Tiruagh, wretched.
PLURAL NUMBER.
A monosyllabic adjective adds a to the nominative singular masculine; as, nom. sing, mas, mor, great, pi. mora.
Adjectives of more than one syllable have their plural cases like the nominative singular; as, nom. sing, brònach, sor-
roivful, pi. brònach; cinnteach, sure, pi. cinnteach.
Monosyllables in om, onn, orb, orm, change o into vi ; as,
Nom. sing. mas.
Crom, crooked,
Lorn, bare,
Trom, heavy,
TioTh,Jierce,
Gorm, blue.
Nom. sing. fern.
Chrom,
Lorn,
Throm,
Bhorb,
Ghorm,
Gen. sing. mas.
Chruim,
Luini,
Thruini,
Bhuiib,
Ghuirni,
Gen. sing. fern.
Cruime.
Luime.
Truiipe.
Buirbe.
Guirme.
Monosyllables in ea, eu, ia, change these diphthongs into ei in the genitive sing'ular ; as,
Nom. sing. mas. Nom. sing. fern.
Dearg, red, Dhearg,
Deas, ready, Dheas,
Geur, sharp, Gheur,
Liath, grey-haired, Liath,
Some change ea into i ; as,
Breac, spotted, Bhreac,
Geal, ivhite, Gheal,
Adjectives beginning with a vowel have no initial change ; as,
Gen. sing. mas.
Dheirg,
Dheis,
Gheir,
Leith,
Bhric,
Ghil,
Nom. sÌ7ìg. mas.
Ait, joyful,
Aosda, old,
Vt, fresh,
Nom. sing.fem.
Ait,
Aosda,
Ur,
Gen. sing. mas.
Ait,
Aosda,
Uir,
Gen. sing. fern.
Deirge.
Deise.
Geire.
Leithe.
Brice.
Gile.
Gen. sing.fem.
Aite.
Aosda.
Uire.
Adjectives ending with a diphthong have no change in the termination ; as,
Beo, alive, Bheo, Bheo,
Beo.
Adjectives of two syllables, or more than two, do not commonly add to the genitive singular masculine ; as.
Nom. sing. mas.
Cinnteach, sure,
Eagallach, yeaj^u/,
Maiseach, handsome,
Bodhar, deaf, has
Odhar, sallow, has
Nom. sing.fem.
Chinnteach,
Eagallach,
Mhaiseach,
Bhodhar,
Odhar,
Gen. sing. mas.
Chinntich,
Eagallaich,
Mhaisich,
fihuidhir,
Uidhir,
Gen. sing. fern.
Cinntich.
Eagallaich.
Maisich.
Buidhir.
Uidhir.
DATIVE.
General Rule. — The dative singular masculine, without the article, as that of substantives, is like the nominative
singular ; and the dative singular feminine is like the genitive masculine ; as.
The vocative singular masculine of adjectives, as that of substantives, is like the genitive singular masculine ; and the
vocative singular feminine is like the nominative singular feminine ; as,
Nom. sing.fem.
Bh.in, pale,
Bheag, liltlr,
Bhodhar, deaf,
Dhall, blind,'
Gheal, white,
Throm, heavy,
Tiruagh, wretched.
PLURAL NUMBER.
A monosyllabic adjective adds a to the nominative singular masculine; as, nom. sing, mas, mor, great, pi. mora.
Adjectives of more than one syllable have their plural cases like the nominative singular; as, nom. sing, brònach, sor-
roivful, pi. brònach; cinnteach, sure, pi. cinnteach.
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| Description | I. Gaelic and English. - II. English and Gaelic : in which the words, in their different acceptations, are illustrated by quotations from the best Gaelic writers : and their affinities traced in most of the languages of ancient and modern times : with a short historical appendix of ancient names, deduced from the authority of Ossian and other poets : to which is prefixed, a new Gaelic grammar / by R.A. Armstrong |
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