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ETYMOLOGY.
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m. a pair of tongs ; còta, m. a coat ; dalta, m. a step-son ;
galla, /. a bitch ; ìarna, / a hank ; tuba, /. a tub ; urra, a child.
Obs. — The nominative plural of a few nouns ending ina vowel, is made by add-
ìag -idh,- as, pearsa. a person, pl. pearsaidh. " Tha trì pearsaidh 's an Dìadh-
aehd." — Gaelic Catechism.
27. In nouns of one syllable. the terminations -ch, -dh, -gh,
-Ip, -It, -th, -rr, and -m, -n, -r, -s, -t, &c, after a broad vowel,
add a short a for the genitive, and make the plural in -an or
-annan ; as,
Nom, Sing. Gen. Sing. Nom. Plural.
Lach,/ a wild duck. lacha ; lachàn or la.chanìian.
Modh, m. mode, modha; modhàn. or modhannan.*
Lr!gh, m. a law, lagha ; laghàn. or laghannan.
Calp, m. a brawn } calpa ; calpàn, or calpannan.
Dealt, / dew, dealta ;
Ath,/ a kiln, àtha ; àthàn, or àthannan.
Tòrr.vw.a heap ahilh torra ; torràn.
Am, m. time, season, ama ; amàn, amannan.
Fìon, m. wine, fìona ;
Bior, m. a spit, biora ; bioràn.
Siios, m. a side, sliosa ; sliosàn.
Gàt, m. an iron bar, gàta ; gàtàn, gàtaichean.
IRREGULAR NOUNS. | AINMEARAN NEO-RIAILTEACH.
Aingeal, m. gen. aingil, an angel, angelus ; pl. -il, -gle, -glean ;
àra, m. àrà a kidney ; pl. àirnean. Èesn\,f.gen. mnà, mnàtha,
at wife; pl. mnathan, mnài ; bd,/ gen. bd cr boin, a cow ; pl.
bà, bàtìia; brù, /. brònn, (dat. broinn), a belly ; pl. bròn-
naichean, brònnan, broinnean, brùthan ; buidheann or buidh-
ionn./. buidhne, r. a company ; pl. buidhnean, r. . Caora,
f.gen. caorach, a sheep ; pl. caoraich ; gen.pl. chaorach ; cain-
neal or c>inneal. / càinnle, cdinnle, a candle ; pl. càinnlean,
cdinnlean ; ci ìadh or crè,/ crèadha, clay ; cù ; m. ccin, ot dog ;
pl. coin, cona . Dìa. gen. Dè, Dhè, Dhia, God pl. dèe, dia-
than .; deoch, / dibhe, flt drinJc ; pl. deochan ; dorus, m. -uis, a
door, dorsàn . Fear, m.fir a man; pl. flr, or feara ; fiodhul',
gen. fidhill and fidhioll, gen. fìdhle, afiddle ; pl. fiodhlan, f ìdh-
lean . Gobhar./ g^ibhre, a goat ; pl. gobhair ; gnìomh, m.
-a. an act ; pl. -an, -annan, -arra, -arran; gobhal, m. -ail,
gdibhìe. aforkor prop ; et perineunv; goibhlean . Leanabh.
m. leinibh ; pl. leanaban, -annan ; lìon, m. lìn, fiax ; pl. lìn,
* For the reason stated under No. 16, nouns of the ahove ternvnations mak Q
their plural more frequently in -annan. Some nouns in -ath make their plural in
-aithean ; as. fiath, a prìnce, pL flaithean. And in certain books, we findit oceu-
sionally in -ithin : as flaithin.
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