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46 ETYMOLOGT.
FOCLACHADH.
The rest of the nouns which make their genitive by this rule,
are nearly enumerated as follows : —
ea into ei. — As, bèann,/. gen. beinne, a hill ; ceàrd, m. gen.
ceird or ceàird, a tinker ; cèalg, /. deceit ; dèalg, m. a pin ;
deàrg, m. a red deer ; each, m. a horse ; eag,/. notch ; fèall,
m. deceit ; feàrg, /. anger ; leàrg, /. a rain-goose ; nèart, m.
strength ; nèamh, m. heaven ; sèalg, /. hunting ; sealbh, m.
possession.
ea into ì — As, breac, /. gen. brice, smalLpox ; breac, m. -ic,
a trout ; ceap, m. a last ; cearc, /. a hen ; cearb, / a rag ;
cèann, m. ahead ; fear, m. a man ; gèall, m. a pledge; glèann,
m. a glen ; leac,/ aflag ; mèall, m. a lump ; nead, /. a nest ;
pèann, m. a pen ; preas, m. a bush ; stèall,/ gen. stìll or stèill,
a spout.
eò into iùi. — As, ceòl, m. music ; seòl, m. a sail ; seòl, a
method, has seòil.
eu. eu into eòi. — As, bèul, m. (gen. beòil or bèil), a mouth ;
dèur, m. a tear ; eun, m. a òird; fèur, m. grass ; mèur,/. a
finger ; lèus, m. a torch ; neul, m. a cloud ; sgèul (gen. sgeòil
or sgèil), a tale ; sèud, m. ajewel, a hero.
ia into ei. — As, biadh, m. meat ; (gen. bèidh or bidh), cìall,
m. sense ; clìabh, m. a hamper ; clìath,/. a harrow ; Dia, God,
(gen. Dhia, Dhè, Dè) ; ìall, / a thong ; ìasg, m.fish ; lìadh,/
ladle ; pìan, m. & /. pain ; rìasg, m. a fen; strong grass ;
sgìan (gen. sgeine or sgine), a knife ; sgìath, /. a shield or
wing ; slìabh, m. a mountain ; srìan,/ a hridle.
ìo into ì. — As, lìon, m. gen. lìn, fiax ; sìol, m. gen. sìl, seed;
sìon,/. gen. sìne, a blast or storm ; airgiod, m. -id, money.
Except. 1. — Thefoìlowing nouns nnd some others in -ea, -ia,
and -io form their genitive according to No. 27 : —
Eang, /. a leg ; earb, /. a roe ; eàrr, m. a tail, cauda ; fleadh,
m. a feast; gèadh, m. £<; f (gen. geòidh), agoose; seadh, m.
sense ; sèap, m. a long tail ; sèarg, m. a lean person ; seàrr, m.
a sickle ; sgeamh, m: disgust ; sgt an ih, /. polypody ; sgread, m.
ascreech ; sgealp,/ a slap ; sleagh,/. aspear, hasta ; spleadh,
m. romance. — ia. cìabh, f. a lock of hair ; giall, m. ajaw; mìal,
/ a louse ; trìath, m. (seldom trèith in the gen.), a lord, chief
princeps. — io. bìog, m. (gen. bìoga), a chirp ; bior. m. a stake
orwire; Criosd, Christ ; crios, m. a belt ; driog, m. a drop ;
fìon, m. wine ; fios, m. notice ; . lios, m. a garden ; sgrìob,/ a
scratch ; sgrìos, m. destruction ; gnìomh, m. an act ; lìomh, m.
a gloss ; snìomh, m. spinning.
Except. 2. — The following nouns in -ea, -ia, -eu, are inde-
clinable in the singular : — Cead, eas, fead, greann, meas, ìar,