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20 GAELIC GRAMMAR.
Flural.
Nom. (Tha). Fir. Mnai. Cearcan.
Gen. (Ceann). Fhear. Mhnathan. Chearc.
Dat. (Aig). Fearaibh. Mnathaibh. Cearcaibh.
Ace. (Same as Nom.)
Voc. (0 !). 'Fheara. 'Mhna. 'Chearca.
Exercise X.
Tell the Cases of the following Nouns, and how
they are governed.
Ceann caora. Cas coin. Sron muice. Cul cinn.
Mac Dhonuil. Nighean Uilleam. Eaile Lunnain,
Blar na h-Eiphite. Mullach nam beann. lochdar
nan gleann. Barra nan tonn. Muile nan Craobh.
Aig sruthaibh Bhabiloin. Air bharraibh nan
geug. Aig toiseach na h-oidhche. Ann an ceann
seachduine. Le mor-thlachd. Tha mi fo churam.
Le agartas geur. Labhair e mu sgoilibh agus mu
eaglaisibh.
Keic mi mart. Thog mi tigh. Cheannaich iad
spreidh. Sheinn i duanag. Rinn Seumas cliabh.
Chunnaic sinn an cuan.
Caidil a luth-choin. Failte ort fein a Mhor-thir
bhoidheach. A chearc dhonn, fhuair mi do nead.
Chail thu an latha. A dhuine bhochd. A ghlinn
ud shios,
THE ADJECTIVE.
The Adjective agrees with the Noun, which it
qualifies in Number, Gender, and Case ; as duine
mor, a great man; daoine mora, great men; bean
mhor, a great ivoman ; mnathan mora, great women ;
aig an duine mhor, at the great man ; aig a mhnaoi,
mhoir, at the great ivoman, &c.
Adjectives in Gaelic have two degrees of
Flural.
Nom. (Tha). Fir. Mnai. Cearcan.
Gen. (Ceann). Fhear. Mhnathan. Chearc.
Dat. (Aig). Fearaibh. Mnathaibh. Cearcaibh.
Ace. (Same as Nom.)
Voc. (0 !). 'Fheara. 'Mhna. 'Chearca.
Exercise X.
Tell the Cases of the following Nouns, and how
they are governed.
Ceann caora. Cas coin. Sron muice. Cul cinn.
Mac Dhonuil. Nighean Uilleam. Eaile Lunnain,
Blar na h-Eiphite. Mullach nam beann. lochdar
nan gleann. Barra nan tonn. Muile nan Craobh.
Aig sruthaibh Bhabiloin. Air bharraibh nan
geug. Aig toiseach na h-oidhche. Ann an ceann
seachduine. Le mor-thlachd. Tha mi fo churam.
Le agartas geur. Labhair e mu sgoilibh agus mu
eaglaisibh.
Keic mi mart. Thog mi tigh. Cheannaich iad
spreidh. Sheinn i duanag. Rinn Seumas cliabh.
Chunnaic sinn an cuan.
Caidil a luth-choin. Failte ort fein a Mhor-thir
bhoidheach. A chearc dhonn, fhuair mi do nead.
Chail thu an latha. A dhuine bhochd. A ghlinn
ud shios,
THE ADJECTIVE.
The Adjective agrees with the Noun, which it
qualifies in Number, Gender, and Case ; as duine
mor, a great man; daoine mora, great men; bean
mhor, a great ivoman ; mnathan mora, great women ;
aig an duine mhor, at the great man ; aig a mhnaoi,
mhoir, at the great ivoman, &c.
Adjectives in Gaelic have two degrees of
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