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OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.
Vocative. ' ]
Formation of the Cases of Adjectives of the First De-
clension.
Nominative. The feminine gender is, in termina-
tion, like the masculine.
The other cases, both masc. and fern, are formed
from the nominative, according to the Rules already
given for forming the cases of nouns of the first de-
clension. Take the following examples in adjectives.
Genitive. — General Rule. ' Marbh' dead, g. s. m.
' mhairbh' f. ' mairbhe'; 'dubh' black, g. s. m. 'dhuibh',
f. ' duibhe'; ' fadalach' tedious, g. s. m. ' fhadalaich',
' fadalaich.'
Particular Rules. 1 . ' Sona' happy, g. s. m. ' sho-
na', f. ' sona' ; ' aosda' affed, g. s. m. and f. ' aosda';
'beò' alive, g. s. m. 'bheò', f. 'beò,'
2. ' Bochd' poor, g. s. m. ' bhochd', f. ' bochd';
' gèarr' short, g. s. m. ' ghèarr', f. ' gèarr.'
3. ' Breagh' fine, g. s. m. ' blireagha', f. ' breagha.'
4. ' Crion' little, diminutive, g. s. m. ' chrìn', f.
5. ' Donn' brown, g. s. m. ' dhuinn', f. ' duinne';
' gorm' blue, g. s. m. ' ghoirm', f guirme'; ' lorn' bare,
g. s. m. 'luim', f. 'luime'.— 'Butdall' blind, g. s. m.
' dhoiir, f. ' doiUe'; ' mall' slow, g. s. m. ' mhoill', f.
' moille'i like the nouns ' crann, clann.'
6. ' Cinnteach' certain, g. s. m. ' chinntich', f. ' cinn-
tich'; ' maiseach' beautifid, g. s. m. ' mhaisich', f. 'raais-
ich.' — ' Tearc, rare, g. s. m. 'theirc', f. 'teirce'; 'dearg'
red, g. s. m. ' dheirg', f. ' deirge'; ' deas' ready, g. s. m.
' dheis', f. ' deise.' — ' Breac' speckled, g. s. m. ' bhric',
f. ' brice'; ' geal' white, g. m. ' ghil' f. ' gile.'
7. Geur' sharp, g. s. m. ' ghèir', f. geire'; like the
nouns ' breug, geug.'
8. ' Liath' hoary, g. s. m. ' lèith' f. ' lèithe'; dian'
, keen, g. s. m. ' dhèin', f. ' deine.'
Irregulars. ' Odhar' pale, g. s. m. and f. ' uidhir';
' bodhar' deaf, g. s. ra. ' bhuidhir', f ' buidliir.'
Dative — General Rule. ' Uasal' iwhle, A. s. m.
' uasal", f. ' uasail'j ' bodhar' deaf, d. s. m. ' bodhar", f.
Particular Rule.
f. ' thruim.'
1 . ' Trom' heavy, d. s. m. ' trom',
' bhig', f. < bheag.'
Plural.
In Monosyllables the Plural, through all its Cases,
is formed by adding a to the nom. sing. ; in Poly-
syllables, it is like the nom. sing, as ' crom' crooked,
pi. ' croma"; ' tuirseach' melancholy, pi. ' tuir-
seach.
A few Dissyllables form their Plural like Mono-
syllables, and suffer a contraction; as 'reamhar' fat.
pi. ' reamhra', contracted for ' reamhara.'
ADJECTIVES OF THE SECOND DECLENSION.
All the Cases of Adjectives of the Second Declen-
sion are formed according to the General Rules for
nouns of the second declension ; that is, Mono-
syllables add e for the gen. sing, femin. and for the
plural cases; Polysyllables are like the nom. sing,
throughout.
In the second Declension, as in the first. Dissyl-
lables sometimes suffer a contraction in the Plu-
ral ; as ' mills' sweet, pi. ' milse' contracted for
' milise.'
Of the Initial Form of Adjectives.
Adjectives admit the aspirated Form through all
the Numbers and Cases. In Adjectives beginning
with a Labial or a Palatal, the aspirated Form alone
is used in the gen. and voc. sing. masc. the nom.
dat. and voc. sing, feminine.
Comparison of Adjectives.
There are in Gaelic two forms of Comparison,
which may be called the first and the second Compa-
The first Comparative is formed from the gen. sing,
mas. by adding e ,• as ' geal' white, g. s. m. ' gil',
conip. ' gile' ' ghile"; ' ciontach' guilty, g. s. m. ' ciont-
aich", comp. ' ciontaiche.' — Some Adjectives suffer a
contraction in the Comparative; as 'bodhar' deaf,
comp. ' buidhre' for ' buidhire'; ' bòidheach' pretty,
comp. ' bòidhche' for bòidhiche.'
If the last letter of the gen. be a, it is changed in-
to e, and i inserted before the last consonont ; as ' fa-
da' long, g. s. m. ' fada', comp. ' faide'; ' tana' thin, g.
The second Comparative is formed from the first,
by changing final e into id ; as ' trom' heavy, 1. comp.
' truime", 2. comp. ' truimid'; ' tiugh' thick, 1. comp.
' tiuighe", 2. comp. ' tiuighid.' There are not many
Adjectives which admit of the second Comparative.
Both these forms of Comparison have an aerated
as well as n primary form, but are otherwise indeclin-
Vocative. ' ]
Formation of the Cases of Adjectives of the First De-
clension.
Nominative. The feminine gender is, in termina-
tion, like the masculine.
The other cases, both masc. and fern, are formed
from the nominative, according to the Rules already
given for forming the cases of nouns of the first de-
clension. Take the following examples in adjectives.
Genitive. — General Rule. ' Marbh' dead, g. s. m.
' mhairbh' f. ' mairbhe'; 'dubh' black, g. s. m. 'dhuibh',
f. ' duibhe'; ' fadalach' tedious, g. s. m. ' fhadalaich',
' fadalaich.'
Particular Rules. 1 . ' Sona' happy, g. s. m. ' sho-
na', f. ' sona' ; ' aosda' affed, g. s. m. and f. ' aosda';
'beò' alive, g. s. m. 'bheò', f. 'beò,'
2. ' Bochd' poor, g. s. m. ' bhochd', f. ' bochd';
' gèarr' short, g. s. m. ' ghèarr', f. ' gèarr.'
3. ' Breagh' fine, g. s. m. ' blireagha', f. ' breagha.'
4. ' Crion' little, diminutive, g. s. m. ' chrìn', f.
5. ' Donn' brown, g. s. m. ' dhuinn', f. ' duinne';
' gorm' blue, g. s. m. ' ghoirm', f guirme'; ' lorn' bare,
g. s. m. 'luim', f. 'luime'.— 'Butdall' blind, g. s. m.
' dhoiir, f. ' doiUe'; ' mall' slow, g. s. m. ' mhoill', f.
' moille'i like the nouns ' crann, clann.'
6. ' Cinnteach' certain, g. s. m. ' chinntich', f. ' cinn-
tich'; ' maiseach' beautifid, g. s. m. ' mhaisich', f. 'raais-
ich.' — ' Tearc, rare, g. s. m. 'theirc', f. 'teirce'; 'dearg'
red, g. s. m. ' dheirg', f. ' deirge'; ' deas' ready, g. s. m.
' dheis', f. ' deise.' — ' Breac' speckled, g. s. m. ' bhric',
f. ' brice'; ' geal' white, g. m. ' ghil' f. ' gile.'
7. Geur' sharp, g. s. m. ' ghèir', f. geire'; like the
nouns ' breug, geug.'
8. ' Liath' hoary, g. s. m. ' lèith' f. ' lèithe'; dian'
, keen, g. s. m. ' dhèin', f. ' deine.'
Irregulars. ' Odhar' pale, g. s. m. and f. ' uidhir';
' bodhar' deaf, g. s. ra. ' bhuidhir', f ' buidliir.'
Dative — General Rule. ' Uasal' iwhle, A. s. m.
' uasal", f. ' uasail'j ' bodhar' deaf, d. s. m. ' bodhar", f.
Particular Rule.
f. ' thruim.'
1 . ' Trom' heavy, d. s. m. ' trom',
' bhig', f. < bheag.'
Plural.
In Monosyllables the Plural, through all its Cases,
is formed by adding a to the nom. sing. ; in Poly-
syllables, it is like the nom. sing, as ' crom' crooked,
pi. ' croma"; ' tuirseach' melancholy, pi. ' tuir-
seach.
A few Dissyllables form their Plural like Mono-
syllables, and suffer a contraction; as 'reamhar' fat.
pi. ' reamhra', contracted for ' reamhara.'
ADJECTIVES OF THE SECOND DECLENSION.
All the Cases of Adjectives of the Second Declen-
sion are formed according to the General Rules for
nouns of the second declension ; that is, Mono-
syllables add e for the gen. sing, femin. and for the
plural cases; Polysyllables are like the nom. sing,
throughout.
In the second Declension, as in the first. Dissyl-
lables sometimes suffer a contraction in the Plu-
ral ; as ' mills' sweet, pi. ' milse' contracted for
' milise.'
Of the Initial Form of Adjectives.
Adjectives admit the aspirated Form through all
the Numbers and Cases. In Adjectives beginning
with a Labial or a Palatal, the aspirated Form alone
is used in the gen. and voc. sing. masc. the nom.
dat. and voc. sing, feminine.
Comparison of Adjectives.
There are in Gaelic two forms of Comparison,
which may be called the first and the second Compa-
The first Comparative is formed from the gen. sing,
mas. by adding e ,• as ' geal' white, g. s. m. ' gil',
conip. ' gile' ' ghile"; ' ciontach' guilty, g. s. m. ' ciont-
aich", comp. ' ciontaiche.' — Some Adjectives suffer a
contraction in the Comparative; as 'bodhar' deaf,
comp. ' buidhre' for ' buidhire'; ' bòidheach' pretty,
comp. ' bòidhche' for bòidhiche.'
If the last letter of the gen. be a, it is changed in-
to e, and i inserted before the last consonont ; as ' fa-
da' long, g. s. m. ' fada', comp. ' faide'; ' tana' thin, g.
The second Comparative is formed from the first,
by changing final e into id ; as ' trom' heavy, 1. comp.
' truime", 2. comp. ' truimid'; ' tiugh' thick, 1. comp.
' tiuighe", 2. comp. ' tiuighid.' There are not many
Adjectives which admit of the second Comparative.
Both these forms of Comparison have an aerated
as well as n primary form, but are otherwise indeclin-
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| Description | A dictionary of the Gaelic language comprising an ample vocabulary of Gaelic words as preserved in vernacular speech manuscripts or printed works with their signification and various meanings in English and Latin illustrated by suitable examples and phrases and with etymological remarks and vocabularies of Latin and English words with their translation into Gaelic to which are prefixed an introduction explaining the nature objects and sources of the work and a compendium of Gaelic grammar. |
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