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countenance ; uaigh, a grave, g. uaUjhe, uaghach : si/h, peace ; raoir,
blaze; dridd, starling; rniiin, feast; tuH, flood, pi. tin'itean — a liquid
final with inserted f in the plui'al. Contracted nouns, usually Avith
liquids, are —
madainn, //loniing, g. maidne, ^>/. raaidnean
banais, weddiiiy, g. bainnse, jtL bainnsean
obair, n-orl; g. oibre. jiL oibiean
abhainn, rit-er, g. aibhne, ///. aibhnicliean
To this declension form belong muir, i. and m., sea, g. mara, pi.
inarannan ; cnàimh, m., bone, g. cnàmha, pi. cnaimhean or cnamhaii.
3. Stems in a Broad Voire/ ivith suffixed a Gen.
These nouns are generally niascnline ; the plural is in -an
or -annan.
loeh, m., a lake.
Singular. PluraJ.
N. and r. loch lochan, lochannan
G. locha loch
D. loch lochan, lochannan, lochaibh
So rnth, g., catha, m., fight; ■■>rt(t}i, m., stream; hich, f., mouse, g.
Iticha, pi. fuchan, and luchaidh ; lagh, m. and f., law ; nox, m. and f. ,
knowledge ; earl), f., roe ; dealbh, m., picture ; 2>ioh, f., pipe.
4. Liquid Stems with the Gen. in a suffixed or inchisive.
(a) To the druim class, which oftenest have the stem vowel eu,
belong reum, m., step, g. reuma ; leum, m. and f., leaja ; he'um, m., blow ;
<im, m., time, g. ama : anam, m., soul, g. unma.
(6) Like cafhair are declined luarhnir, f., rushes, g. luarhrach ,
lasair,{., flame: litir, i.. letter; coir, i., right, g. carach : rreathall,
cradle, g. creathlach : sthV, f., heel, g. sàlach, pi. milttan, milean, to
which add caora, f., sheep, g. caorach, pi. caoraich, raoirich. Add also
ridd, part, g. codach.
(c) Words of kinship are declined like athair, as màthair, mother ;
bràlhair, brother, pi. hràithreaii ; and piuthar, sister, g. peathar, pi.
2)tafhrai<:hea)i .
5. Sterns suffixing n for the Gen. and other cases.
guala, f. shoulder.
Singular. Plural.
X. guala, gualainn guailnean, guaillean
G. gualainn, guailne, guaille ghuailnean, ghuaillean
D. tcualainn giiaillean, uuaillibh