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countenance ; uaigh, a grave, g. uaUjhe, uaghach : si/h, peace ; raoir,
blaze; dridd, starling; rniiin, feast; tuH, flood, pi. tin'itean — a liquid
final with inserted f in the plui'al. Contracted nouns, usually Avith
liquids, are —
madainn, //loniing, g. maidne, ^>/. raaidnean
banais, weddiiiy, g. bainnse, jtL bainnsean
obair, n-orl; g. oibre. jiL oibiean
abhainn, rit-er, g. aibhne, ///. aibhnicliean
To this declension form belong muir, i. and m., sea, g. mara, pi.
inarannan ; cnàimh, m., bone, g. cnàmha, pi. cnaimhean or cnamhaii.
3. Stems in a Broad Voire/ ivith suffixed a Gen.
These nouns are generally niascnline ; the plural is in -an
or -annan.
loeh, m., a lake.
Singular. PluraJ.
N. and r. loch lochan, lochannan
G. locha loch
D. loch lochan, lochannan, lochaibh
So rnth, g., catha, m., fight; ■■>rt(t}i, m., stream; hich, f., mouse, g.
Iticha, pi. fuchan, and luchaidh ; lagh, m. and f., law ; nox, m. and f. ,
knowledge ; earl), f., roe ; dealbh, m., picture ; 2>ioh, f., pipe.
4. Liquid Stems with the Gen. in a suffixed or inchisive.
(a) To the druim class, which oftenest have the stem vowel eu,
belong reum, m., step, g. reuma ; leum, m. and f., leaja ; he'um, m., blow ;
<im, m., time, g. ama : anam, m., soul, g. unma.
(6) Like cafhair are declined luarhnir, f., rushes, g. luarhrach ,
lasair,{., flame: litir, i.. letter; coir, i., right, g. carach : rreathall,
cradle, g. creathlach : sthV, f., heel, g. sàlach, pi. milttan, milean, to
which add caora, f., sheep, g. caorach, pi. caoraich, raoirich. Add also
ridd, part, g. codach.
(c) Words of kinship are declined like athair, as màthair, mother ;
bràlhair, brother, pi. hràithreaii ; and piuthar, sister, g. peathar, pi.
2)tafhrai<:hea)i .
5. Sterns suffixing n for the Gen. and other cases.
guala, f. shoulder.
Singular. Plural.
X. guala, gualainn guailnean, guaillean
G. gualainn, guailne, guaille ghuailnean, ghuaillean
D. tcualainn giiaillean, uuaillibh
countenance ; uaigh, a grave, g. uaUjhe, uaghach : si/h, peace ; raoir,
blaze; dridd, starling; rniiin, feast; tuH, flood, pi. tin'itean — a liquid
final with inserted f in the plui'al. Contracted nouns, usually Avith
liquids, are —
madainn, //loniing, g. maidne, ^>/. raaidnean
banais, weddiiiy, g. bainnse, jtL bainnsean
obair, n-orl; g. oibre. jiL oibiean
abhainn, rit-er, g. aibhne, ///. aibhnicliean
To this declension form belong muir, i. and m., sea, g. mara, pi.
inarannan ; cnàimh, m., bone, g. cnàmha, pi. cnaimhean or cnamhaii.
3. Stems in a Broad Voire/ ivith suffixed a Gen.
These nouns are generally niascnline ; the plural is in -an
or -annan.
loeh, m., a lake.
Singular. PluraJ.
N. and r. loch lochan, lochannan
G. locha loch
D. loch lochan, lochannan, lochaibh
So rnth, g., catha, m., fight; ■■>rt(t}i, m., stream; hich, f., mouse, g.
Iticha, pi. fuchan, and luchaidh ; lagh, m. and f., law ; nox, m. and f. ,
knowledge ; earl), f., roe ; dealbh, m., picture ; 2>ioh, f., pipe.
4. Liquid Stems with the Gen. in a suffixed or inchisive.
(a) To the druim class, which oftenest have the stem vowel eu,
belong reum, m., step, g. reuma ; leum, m. and f., leaja ; he'um, m., blow ;
<im, m., time, g. ama : anam, m., soul, g. unma.
(6) Like cafhair are declined luarhnir, f., rushes, g. luarhrach ,
lasair,{., flame: litir, i.. letter; coir, i., right, g. carach : rreathall,
cradle, g. creathlach : sthV, f., heel, g. sàlach, pi. milttan, milean, to
which add caora, f., sheep, g. caorach, pi. caoraich, raoirich. Add also
ridd, part, g. codach.
(c) Words of kinship are declined like athair, as màthair, mother ;
bràlhair, brother, pi. hràithreaii ; and piuthar, sister, g. peathar, pi.
2)tafhrai<:hea)i .
5. Sterns suffixing n for the Gen. and other cases.
guala, f. shoulder.
Singular. Plural.
X. guala, gualainn guailnean, guaillean
G. gualainn, guailne, guaille ghuailnean, ghuaillean
D. tcualainn giiaillean, uuaillibh
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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