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RUDIMENTS OF GAELIC GRAMMAR.
Am paidh, the prophet, mas.
Am faidh, the pro- Na faidhean, the
phet. prophett.
An fhàidh, of the Nam faidhean fàdh,
prophet. oj the prophets.
An'nfhaidh, to the Na faidhibh. to the
prophet prophets.
Am fàidh, the pro- O f haidhean, pro.
phet. phets.
Notes. 1st, That nouns having the
article, beginning with s, and followed by
I, n, r, or a vowel, insert t- between the
article and the gen. and dative singular ;
2rf, That nouns masculine beginning with
a vowel, insert t. in the nom. sing. ; nouns
J'eminine insert h- in the genitive singular ;
and also in the nominative and dative plu-
ral before the article. See sop and sluagh
declined. 3d, That nouns masculine, be-
ginning with a vowel, insert t. between the
article and the nominative singular, and h-
between the article and the nominative and
datitte plural, ith, Nouns /irmi/ime with
the article, beginning with a vowel, in-
sert h. between the article and the genitive
singular and nominative and dative plural.
See oiteag declined.
Sop, a straw or wisp—s before a vowel.
An sop, the straw. Na suip, the straws.
An t-suip, of the Nan sop, of the
Ant-sop, to the straw. Na sopaibh, to the
O sh\lip, straw. Nasuip, OMe
Without the article, N. sop, G. suip, D.
shop, V. shuip. — Plu. suip, sop, sopaibh.
A.v Sluagh, host or multitude— s before
1, n, r.
Ansluagh, a/iojf. Nasluaigh.iAeAoji*
An t-sluaigh, of the Nan sluagh, of the
An 'n usluaigh, to the Na sluaigh, to the
host. hosts.
' Without the ar<ic/f, N.sluagh, G. sluaigh,
D. sluagh, shluagh.— V. sluaigh, sluagh,
N. sluaigh, G. shluaigh.
Iaso, afish.—iio\.e Second.
Ant-iasg, the fish. 'NiLh-iHiga.n.ihefishes
An èisg, of the fish. Nan iasg, ofthefishes.
An 'n iasg, to the Na h-iasgaibh, to the
fish. fishes.
OlTEAO, a blast of uiind.— Note Fourth.
An oite-^, the blast. Na h-oiteagan, the
Na h-oiteige, of the Nan oiteag, of the
An 'n oiteig, to the Na h-oitiagan, to the
blast. blasts.
Tra, meal of meat, ^ime.— Rule First.
(Genitive).
Tra, meal. Trathannan-an, meals.
Tra, of a meal. Tra, of meals. ,
Tra, to a meal. Trathaibh, to meats.
Thrà, meal! Thrathaibh, meals.
Paidheadh, pay;— gen. idh, beginning
with a mutable.
Pàidheadh, pay. Seldom used in
Phàidhidh, qfpaj/. the plural.
Phaidheadh, to pay.
Phaidhidh, O pay !
BaRR, crop;— nouns adh, agh, rr, &c.
Barr, a crop. Barranan, crops.
Bharra, of a crop. Barr, of crops.
Bharr, to a crop. Bharraibh, to crops.
Bharr, O crop. Bharraibh, O crops.
AN T-E\cH, the horse,— ea, changed into ei.
Ant-each, the horse N^h.cich, the horses
An eich, of the horse Nan each, of the
An 'n each, to the Na h-eich, to the
Eich, horse. Na h-eich,'?achaibh,
the horses.
Me ALL, a lump, — ea changed into i.
Meall, a lump. Mill, lumps.
Mill, (fa lump. Meall, of lumps.
Mheall, to a lump. Mill, meallaibh.
Mhill, lump. Meallaibh, lumps.
Cearc, a hen, add e, — so breac, gleann,leac
Cearc, a hen. Cearcan, hens.
Circe, of a hen. Cearc, of hens.
Chirc, to a hen. Cearcaibh, to hens,
Chearc, hen ! Chearcan, hem !
OlGEACH, an entire horse, fitheaeh, &c.
Oigeach, a stallion. Oigich, stallions.
Oigich, of a stallion. Oigeach, of stallions.
Oigeach, to a stallion Oigich, to stallions.
Oigich, stallion. Oigeacha, -aibh, O
stallions.
Cliabh, pannier, ia changed into ei ;— so
ciall, cliath, &c.
Cliabh, a pannier. Clòibh, panniers.
Chlèibh,q/a pannier Cliabh, of panniers.
Cliabh, toapannier, Clèibh, to panniers
Chlèibh, O pannier, Chlèibh.O pannierj !
Sgian, a tiiife. Sgeanan, knives.
Sginne, of a knife. Sgeanan, of knives.
Sgian, to a knife. Sgeanaibh,ioi-niii«.
Sgian, knife. Sgeanan, ktiives.
Deur, tear, drop eu, into eoin, sgeul, (Ssc.
Deur, a tear. Deoir, tears.
Deoir, of a tear. Veur, of tears.
Deur, to a tear. . Deoir,-aibh,<o<ear*
Dheur, tear. Dheoir, tears.