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JN'ouns beginning with a Poivel.
lasg, m. a Fish,
Sing. Plur.
N. ant-Iasg, na h-Iasga,
G. an Eisg, nan lasg,
D. an, 'n lasg. na h-Iasgaibh»
Adharc, f. a Horn.
Sing. Plur.
N. an Adharc, na h-Adhaircean,
G. na h-Adhairc, nan Adharc.
D. an, *n Adhairc. na h-Adhaircibh.
The Initial Form of Adjectives immediately preceded by
the Article, follows the same rules with the Initial Form of
Nouns.
Besides the common use of the Article as a Definitive to
ascertain individual objects, it is used in Gaelic ;
1. Before a Noun followed by the Pronouns so, sin, or
ud ; as 'am fear so' t/iis man, *an tigh ud' yon house.
2. Before a Noun preceded by the Verb Is and an Ad-
jective ; as *is maith an sealgair e' be is a good huntsman,
*bu luath an coisiche e' he was a swijt Jhotman.
3. Before some names of countries ; as 'righ na Spainne'
tJ^e king oj" Spain, 'chaidh e do n Fhrainc' he went to Fraficej
but 'righ Bhreatain' the king of Britain, *chaidh e dh' Eirin'
be went to Ireland, without the Article.
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