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THE ADJECTIVE.
The Adjective is inflected for case and number, and initially
aspirated to show gender. The case inflections in the singular
are the same in kind as those of nouns of the Strong DecL, the
Weak Deck, and the Fem. Broad and Small Declensions with
suffixed e genitive. The plural in monosyllables is, if the root
A'owel is Ijroad or the digraph ends in a broad vowel, in a
uniform -a ; in monosyllables with a slender vowel the plural
is in -';■ throughout. Pol^'syllables suffix vowels neither in the
singular nor in the plural. There are thus three declensions.
StUUNC DEf'LEXSION.
So decline in the sing, polysyllabic adjectives in -acli, -mhor, "-(ir,
-or, omitting the ft of the fem. gen. as a rule. The changes of vowels
are the same as in the nouns of the Strong and Fem. Broad Dec!. :
thus, dean/, red, g. m. dheirg, g. f. deirye. Witli double liquids,
however, a becomes oi, not ui, as dal/, blind, g. m. doi//, g. f. doillt,
and pi. dall, rarely daHn.
Weak Declension.
In this declension there is no inflection for case or number,
only the initial changes for gender ; as in heb, living, m. g. and
V. bheò, f. n., d. and v. hheù, g. heb ; pi. heb.
Mixed Declension.
glic, wise.
SiiKj. Plural.
MaM. Fem. Common.
Nam. and Dat. glic ghlic glice
Gen. ghlic glice glice
Voc. ghlic ghlic glice
THE ADJECTIVE.
The Adjective is inflected for case and number, and initially
aspirated to show gender. The case inflections in the singular
are the same in kind as those of nouns of the Strong DecL, the
Weak Deck, and the Fem. Broad and Small Declensions with
suffixed e genitive. The plural in monosyllables is, if the root
A'owel is Ijroad or the digraph ends in a broad vowel, in a
uniform -a ; in monosyllables with a slender vowel the plural
is in -';■ throughout. Pol^'syllables suffix vowels neither in the
singular nor in the plural. There are thus three declensions.
StUUNC DEf'LEXSION.
So decline in the sing, polysyllabic adjectives in -acli, -mhor, "-(ir,
-or, omitting the ft of the fem. gen. as a rule. The changes of vowels
are the same as in the nouns of the Strong and Fem. Broad Dec!. :
thus, dean/, red, g. m. dheirg, g. f. deirye. Witli double liquids,
however, a becomes oi, not ui, as dal/, blind, g. m. doi//, g. f. doillt,
and pi. dall, rarely daHn.
Weak Declension.
In this declension there is no inflection for case or number,
only the initial changes for gender ; as in heb, living, m. g. and
V. bheò, f. n., d. and v. hheù, g. heb ; pi. heb.
Mixed Declension.
glic, wise.
SiiKj. Plural.
MaM. Fem. Common.
Nam. and Dat. glic ghlic glice
Gen. ghlic glice glice
Voc. ghlic ghlic glice
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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