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GAELIC GRAMMAR.
4. Derivatives in an denoting Diminutiveness, as, crioman, little
bit; gogan, little dish.
5. Derivatives in as, as, cairdeas, friendship; sonas, happiness.
6. Derivatives in adh, as, aoradh, worship. The Verbal
Noun in adh is Masculine.
7. Derivatives in air, eir, ire, ear, ach and iche, mostly
denoting agent or doer, as, sealgair, hunter; tdillear, tailor;
Jleasgach, young man ; piobaire, piper ; maraiche, sailor.
FEMININE NOUNS.
324. General Rule.—Nouns whose Final Vowel is High
(Small) are mostly Feminine, subject to the undernoted Particular
Rules, certain exceptions to be found in the preceding list, and
other individual exceptions which have to be learned by
Experience.
325. Partichlar Rules.—1. Names of Female Objects, as,
bean, woman ; mat hair, mother.
2. Names of Countries, as, Albainn, Scotland ; Eirinn, Ireland ;
An Eadailt, Italy. Sasunn, England, is Masculine.
3. Nouns denoting Species, as, gabhar, goat; caora, sheep
(with considerable exceptions).
4. Names of Musical Instruments, as, clarsaeh, harp ; drama,
drum; tromb, jew’s-harp.
5. Names of Trees collectively, as, giubhasach, fir plantation;
droighneach, clump of hawthorn bushes.
6. Names of the Heavenly Bodies, as, grian, sun; gealach,
7. Names of Diseases, as, a’ bhreac, the smallpox; a’ bhuidheach,
the jaundice.
8. Derivatives in ag, denoting Diminutiveness, as, cromag,
crook ; abhag, terrier; caileag, girl.
9. Derivatives in achd, as, lanachd, fulness; rloghachd,
kingdom.
10. Derivatives in e, denoting an Attribute, as, buidhre,
deafness; leisge, laziness.
11. Dei’ivatives in ad, denoting an Attribute, as, gilead,
whiteness; lug had, smallness.
12. Monosyllables in ua (with considerable exceptions), as,
tuagh, axe ; broach, bank.