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THE INFLECTIONS OF WORDS.
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341. Nouns of More than One Syllable.
Sing. Plur.
N. bodach. bodaich.
G. bodaich. bhodacb.
D. bodach. bodaich.
V. bhodaich. bhodacha.
(6) Fern.
Sing. Plur.
gruagach. gruagaichean.
gruagaich(e). ghruagach (aichean).
gruagaich. gruagaichean.
ghruagach. ghruagaichean.
342. Nouns of this class follow in the main those of
Class (a), the additions to the Gen. Sing, and Plur. Fem.
being of rare occurrence.
343. Nouns whose Final Vowels are ea change the a
into i, as, faileas, faileis, etc.
344. Many Masculine Nouns ending in l, n, or r, add
an for the Plur., as, thillear, thillearan; buideal, buidealan;
cuilean, cuileanan, etc.
345. Some Nouns, mostly ending in l or r, add ichean
to form the Plur., as, tobar, tobraichean; ceangal, ceang'-
laichean, etc. These are subject to Syncope (H 141).
346. Most Nouns in nn, in forming the Plur. add an
and Syncopate both in the Plur. and Gen. Sing., as,
Nom. buidheann, Gen. buidhne, Plur. buidhnean, etc.
347. Nouns of One or More Syllables.
(c) Masc. aud Fem. (d)
Sing. Plur. Sing. Plur.
N. loch. lochan. beum. beumannan.
G. loch(a). loch(an). beum(a). bheum(annan).
D. loch. lochan. beum. beumannan.
V. loch. lochafn in Fem.) bheum. bheumanna(n in Fem.)
(e) (/)
N. gad. gadaichean. c6ta. cbtaichean.
G. gad(a). ghid(aichean). c6ta. ch6ta(ichean).
D. g&d. gadaichean. c6ta. cbtaichean.
V. ghad. ghadaichefora in Fem.) chbta. ch6taiche(an in Fem.)