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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH. 33
Fi rionn.
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Reithe
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Sir
bain-tighearn
Sir
madam
Slaodair
brèunag
Sloven
slut
Stèudair
rìbhinn
Beau
belie
Tarbh
bo
Bull
COW
c 2. By prefixing the terrn
lan (bean a female) to the
mascuhne noun ; as,
Albannach, a Scotckman.
Arach, a coicfeeder.
Ceàrd, a tinìcer.
Cèile, a husband.
Diùc, a duke.
Iarla, a count.
Maighstear, a master.
Morair, a lord.
Oglach, a male servant.
Tìghearn, a lord.
Sasunnach, an Englishnan.
2. Le roimh-ìceadh an fho-
cail ban ris an ainmear fhear-
anta ; mar,
Ban-albannach, a Scotch icoman.
Ban-arach, a dairj/ maid.
Bana-cheard, a tinìcer-icoman.
Bana-chèile, a wife.
Ban-diùc, a duchess.
Ban-ìarla, a countess.
Bana-mhaighstear, a mistress.
Bana-mhorair, a lady.
Ban-oglach. a female servant.
Bain-tighearn, a lady.
Ban-Sasunnach, an English-
1 woman.
Obs. — Nouns beginning with d, t, or s are generally plain
after ban ; as, ban-diùc ; and in most cases ban becomes bana
before the rest of the consonants which are commonly aspirated
after it. Ban is ahvays used without the final a before a vowel
and /, l, n, r; as, ban-iarla, a countess ; ban-fhàidh, a pro-
phetess ; ban-Iaoch, a heroine ; ban-naomh, a feinale saint, a
nun ; ban-figh, a queen.
3. By postfixing the word
Hrionn (male) for the mascu-
line, and boirionn (female)
for the feminine ; as,
Cat firionn, a he-cat.
Laogh firionn, a he-calf.
Mèann firionn, a he-lid.
S arrach firicnn, a hefoal.
a he-lamb.
3. Le ris-ìceadh an fhocail,
firio-nn air-son an fhearantà
agus an fhocail boirionn air-son
a' bhoireantà ; mar,
Cat boirionn, a she-cat.
I.aogh boirionn, a she-calf.
Mèann boirionn, a she-kid.
Searrach boirionn, a she foal.
I Uan boirionn, a she-lamh.
Can fiiionn,
Obs. 1. — When tbe adjective firionn is joined to the name
of the female individual of a species, it agrees with the noun in
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