Matheson Collection > Gaelic grammar, containing the parts of speech and the general principles of phonology and etymology, with a chapter on proper and place names

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luch f. mouse, g. luchann, luchainn, lucha, luchaidh, d. luchalnn
lurg f. shank, g. lurgann (which becomes nom.), luirg (also nom.)
pi. luirgne(an), luirginn
naoidhean m. infant : O.G. noidin, g. noiden
talamh m. earth, g. fern, talmhainn (& talaimh), pi. talmhan,
talmhnan, talmhainnean
triath sea, wave, g. treathan ; hence treathan n. wave
3. Stems in a Dental.
braigh m. neck, brae, g. bràghad (& bràighe), pi. bràigheachan,
bràighde ; hence bràghad m. neck
tràigh f. seashore, g. tràghad (& tràgha, tràighe), pi. tràighean ;
hence tràghadh m. ebbing
teanga f. tongue, g. teangadh, d. teangaidh, pi. teangan, teang-
annan ; hence teangadh f. tongue, teangaidh, pi. teangaidh-
ean
Similarly from O.G. fiche a score, g. fichet, comes fichead m.
a score, twenty
The following datives of dental stems are used as nominatives,
and are indeclinable :
O.G. cara m. friend, g. carat, d. carait ; hence G. caraid m.
drui m. druid, g. druad, d. druidh ; ,, druidh m.
fill m. poet, g. filed, d. filidh ; „ filidh m.
luch f. mouse, g. luchad, d. luchaidh ; ,, luchaidh f.
nàma m. enemy, g. nàmad, d. nàmaid ,, nàmhaid m.
Many fern, dental stems in -e- pass into the -ìà- declension :
leine shirt (§53), seiche hide, slighe way, troigh /oo^; but
ieìxiQ fire, d.s. teinidh
Others like beatha, pass into -u- stems :
ciont faidt, g. cionta, is from cinta, ace. pi. of cin, cinad § 84
4. Stems of relationship in -r-
athair m. father, d.v. athair, g. athar, pi. aithriche, aithrichean
bràthair m. brother, g. bràthar, pi. bràithrean, bràithre
màthair f. mother, g. mathar, pi. màthraichean