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Group I.
M6r, BIG, GREAT.
Singular.
Nom. and Acc.
Gen.
Dat.
Vec.
Masc.
M6r.
Mhoir.
M6r.
Mhoir.
Fem.
Mh6r.
Moire.
Mhoir.
Mh6r.
Ban, fair, white.
Singular.
Masc. Fem.
Ban. Bhan.
Bhain. Baine.
Ban. Bhain.
Bhain. Bh&n.
Common Plurals :—Mora, and Bana.
Note : i. The Genitive and Vocative Masculine are
aspirated and introduce an i after the characteristic vowel.
2. All Cases in the Feminine are aspirated except the
Genitive. The Genitive and Dative introduce an i while
the former has in addition a final e.
3. All the Cases in the plural are alike for all cases and
for both genders—(but see further on).J
Examples with the Noun.
Masc.—Gille m6r, a big lad.
Nom. and Acc.
Gen.
Dat.
Voc.
Singular.
Gille m6r.
Gille mhoir.
Gille mor.
A Ghille mhoir
Plural.
Gillean mora.
Ghillean mora.
Gillean mora.
A ghillean mora!
Fem.— Cearc bh&n, a white hen.
Singular.
Nom. and Acc. Cearc bhan.
Gen. Circe baine.
Dat. Circ bhain.
Voc. A chearc bhan!
Let us now take the same examples declined with the
Definite Article an.
Plural.
Cearcan bana.
Chearc bana.
Cearcan bana.
A chearcan bana!