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52 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
Porr,/m. a pot.
Singular. Plural.
N. poit, poitean.
G. poite, phoir.
D. poit, poitibh.
Fiaphoit, aphoite-an.
A' fuoit, fem. the pot.
Singular. Plural.
N. a' phoit, na poitean.
G. na poite, nam poit.
rv f do 'n phoit, f . ,
^lris a phoit! ( na P° ltlbb -
Also, cìr, acomb; ceist, a question ; clais, a furrow ; cuilc,
a reed ; mionaid, a minute ; cùis, an affair ; truaiìl, asheath ;
leis, a tltigh.
AHTICUIiATED FORM.
An t-Àit, m. the place.
Singular. Plural.
N. an t-àit,*nah-àitean. N.
G. an àite, nan àitean. G.
na h-àitihh.
na h-àitibh.
A. an t_àit, na h-àitean. A.
Also, ainm, m. a name ; ìm, m. butter ; oir, m. a border ; àirc,
/. an ark ; àin,/. heat ; ainnir, f. a virgin ; èisg, m, and/. a
satirist ; uair, f an hour ; ìc, /. an affix.
/ do 'n àit, f
( ris an àit, (
STAID PHUNGAICHTE.
An òigh,/. the virgin.
Singular. Plural.
an cigh, nah-òighean.
na h-òighe nan oighean.
jy f do 'n òigh, Jf na h-òighean.
* \risan òigh, (_nah- ighean.
an òigh, na h-òijj-hean.
N.
G.
An snaim, m. the knot.
Singular. Plural.
an snaim, nasnaimean.f
an t-suaime, nan snaim.
t-snaim, jna snaimibh.
t-snaim, \na snaimibh.
Also, so : r, m. a sack ; smùid,
sùim,/. a sum ; sèirm,/. a noise ; subhailc,/ virtue.
Except. — The following feminine nouns form the genitive
irregularlv, as : —
D.V* \-
(_an t-
An t-suist,/ the flail.
Singular. Plural.
N. an t sùist, na sùistean.
G. na sùiste, nan sùistean.
f 'n t-sùist, J na sùistibh.
? iist, (na sùistibh.
(an t-su
m. smoke ; sràid, /.
street
Nom.
Braich, malt,
Bnain, reaping,
Cruaidh, steel,
Cuid, a part,
Dàil, deìay,
Dàil, a meadoio,
Drùim, a back,
Genitive.
bracha
buana
cruadhach
codach, r.
dàlach
dàlach
droma
Nom.
Feò\\,flesh,
Fuil, blood,
Làir, a mare,
Mil, honey,
Muir, sea,
Sàil, a heel,
Sùil, an eye,
Genitive.
feòla
fola or fala
làrach, r.
meala
mara
sàtach, r.
sùL, or sùlach
* A few nouns such as àit, fàilt, slàint, uisg, are often written with the e of
thc genitive in the nominative ; as,' àite, fàilte, slàinte, uisge, &c.
\ Sometiines snaimeannan. Some masculine nouns of this rìeclension lengthou
the plural, by adding -annan, for the reason stated under No. Pagc 42.