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IDIOMS 85
"When two nouns come together signifying different things
the latter is put into the genitive case, for this reason the
infinitive mood of verbs, being a verbal noun, takes the geni-
tive case after it.
But in compound nouns, formed of two substantives, each
word is still in the nominative case, and inflected according
to the declension of the second word ; as, "Lym-ofvo, a hand-
sledge; plural, t,Atri -01 jvo, hand-sledges. There are, how-
ever, compounds, such as j eA-p-feAfA, a man of knowledge,
in which the second part is in the genitive case according to
rule. See " Second Book," pp. 38-40.
Note. — Nouns referring to the same thing are in the same
case. [See " Second Book," p. 40, &c., for rules regarding
aspiration in genitive case of proper names, and rules for
family names.]
Exercise III.
TTIioti-foctoiji,
b&cut, a crozier. TDúite&rh, the Creator.
-pÁt>nAic via tn-bAcVl, Pat- *oúl, gen. pi. of "otnt, a
rick of the Croziers. creature, an element.
"b-6.fi, gen. pi. of be&n,
"OúiteAtri nA n-T>út, the Crea-
tor of the elements
a woman.
Sl/iAb nA m-bAn, the moun-
tain of the women. e^AC, spring.
CoUim-Cille,Columba, éir\e^nn^c, Irish, an
or Columkill. i.e., the Irishman.
Dove of the Church. eir\i£, nse.
cfunnne, the universe. é T5> P l - of 1 ^f5> a fisn -
'oorh&m, gen. of *oo- F e T> a parliament.
m&n, the world. firi-fe*r*A, gen. of
^T>-ci§eAtttiA ah •oomAin, r e *1 v F e ^T^ a man of
supreme lord of the world. knowledge.