Blair Collection > Practical grammar of the antient Gaelic, or, Language of the Isle of Man, usually called Manks

THE MANKS LANGUAGE.
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multitude singular, and declined with a singular article; for, we
never say ta ny maase cheet, but ta'n maase cheet, tlie cattle comes j
ta'n sleih chaglym, tlie people assembles, not tany sleihcliaylym.
THE FOURTH DECLENSION.
Nouns of this declension ending in agh in the singular change
agh into ee in the plural, and add the particle yn, ; as —
Singular. Plural.
Nom. Cagliagh, a boundary, N. Cagleeyn, boundaries.
Gen. Yn chagliagh, of the, &c. G. Ny gagleeyn, of the, &c.
Dat. Da'ncagliag]i,to the, &c. D. Da ny cagleeyn, to the, &c.
Acc» Yn cagliagh, the, &c. A. Ny cagleeyn, the, &c.
Voc. Yc/ia^Zia(//t.,0 boundary, V. Y chagleeyn, 0, &c.
Abl. G-ynchagliagh, •witho'at,&c. A. Gyn cagleeyn, without, &c.
Of this declension are claddagli, &c.
Some nouns of this declension, to avoid the hiatus, receive the
consonant n ; as —
Singular. Plural.
Nom. Raantagh, a bail, N. Baanteenyn, bails,
Gen. Yn raantagh^ of a bail. G. Ny raanteenyn, of the bails.
Some nouns of this declension, ending in vowels in the singu-
lar number, form their plural by adding nyn to the termination ;
as —
Singular. Plural.
Nom. Cliwc, a sword, N. CUwemjn, swords.
Gen. Yn cliliive, of a sword. G. Ny gliwenyn, of the, &c.
So are jaghee, tythe ; hriw, a judge, &c., declined.
Some nouns of this declension form their plurals from the geni-
tive singular, and transpose the final consonant ; as —
Singular. Plural.
Nom. Annym, a soul, N. Anmeemjn, souls.
Gen. Ny hanmey, of the son\. G. A^ /i(Yn7/ie67i?/?i, of the souls.