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ETYMOLOGY.
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a welt ; bàll, a member ; càlg, awn ; bàlg or bolg, a bag, uterus ;
car, a turn ; càrn, a cairn ; clag, a bell ; falt, hair ; gad,
a K7«£/*c (^ew. gaid or goid).
O into ui. — As, boc, gen. buic, abuck ; bolg, abag ; bdnn, a
base ; bòrd. a fao/e ,• broc, a badger ; brod, a ^'a 7 cdm, the
cavity of tke human body ; corc, /. a knife ; còrd, a string
corp, a body ; cnoc, a knoll ; crodh, cattle ; dòrn, afist ; drdnn,
f. a rump ; fdnn, land ; tune ; gob, a bird"s bitl ; gòrn, an
ember ; lòrg, /. a foot-print ; mòll, chajf ; olc, m7,- òrd, a
hammer ; -ploc, a clod ; prònn, bran ; prop, a support ; pdll,
apool; port, aferry ; a tune ; sìoc, a pit ; soc, a ploughshare ;
sònn, « ^ow? wiara / sop, a wisp ; stoc, a stock ; tòll, a Ao/e ,•
tolm, a round hillock ; tòm, a round hill ; tònn, a wave ; torc,
a òoar ; sgònn, m. a dolt ; spòng, m. sponge.
Except. — The following nouns in -all, -ann, -as, and -ach,
change a into oi, in the genitive ; as. bas,*/. (gen. boi&e.) pahn of
the hand ; bànn, /, boinne or bainne. a hinge or band ; cas,/
coise, afoot; clach, cloiche, a stone ; clànn./ cloinne, children ;
crànn, m. (gen. cruinn, croinn, or 'crainn) m. a plough ; a tree ;
dàli, m. dòill, a blind one ; fras, / froise, a shower ; Gàli, m.
GdilJ, Lowlander.
20. Sevt ral nouns having a diphthong in the nominative sing.
change it in the gemtive ; and are then deciined through the
other cases according to the geneval rules ; thus,
Nom. Sing. Gen. Sing. Nom, Plur.
ea is changed into ei, as, each, m a horse, eich, eich.
èa is changed into i. as, mèann, m. a kid, mìnn, mìnn.
eò is changed into iài. as, seòl, m. a sail, siùil, siùiL
èul is changed into eòil, as, nèul, m. a cloud, neoil, neòil.
èur, §c. is changed into eòir, as, de'ur, m. a tear, deòir, deòir.
ia is changed into èi, as, grìan,/ a sun, grèine, grìanan.
ìo is changed into ì, as, cìoch,/ a pap, cìche, cìochan.
EXA.MPLES. SAMPLAIREAN.
Fìadh, mas. a deer.
Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Voc.
1A j Sing. Fìadh, fèidh, fìadh, f'ìadh, 'fheidh.
( Plur. Fèidh, fhìadh, fèidh, fèidh, 'fhìadha.
Crìoch, fem. an end.
j Sing. Crìoch, crìche, crìch, crìoch, a chrìoch.
I0 ' ^Plur. Crìochan, chrìcch, crìochaibh, crìochan, a ehrìocha.
* Bas, cas, clach, clànn, are often spelt bos, cos, clolch, cloinn, inthe noniii:ative.