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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
ea changed into eì.
Dearg, red.
Mas. Sing. Fem. Plur. M. & F.
N. dearg, dhearg, dearga.
G. dheirg, deirge, dearga.
D. dearg, dheirg, dearga.
V. dheirg, dhearg, dearga.
ea changed into i.
Beag, little.
Mas. Sing. Fem. Plur. M. & F.
N. beag, bheag, beaga.
G. bhig, bige, beaga.
D. beag, bhig, beaga.
V. bhig, bheag, beaga.
Like dearg, decline — deas, right ; ceart, just ; leasg or leieg,
searbh, bitter ; tearc, rare. — Like òeag, decline — geal,
white ; breac, speckled. Crìon, little, gen. mas. chrìn, fem.
crìne.
a into oi, and o into ui,— See No. 19.
42. Adjectives of one syllable, ending in -all, -om, -orb,
-orm, and -onn, change a into oi, and o into ui in the
genitive ; thus,
Bòrb, wild.
Mas. Sing. Fem. Plur. M. & F.
N. bbrb, bhbrb, bbrba.
G. bhuirb, buirbe bbrba.
D. bbrb, bhuirb, bbrba.
V. bhuirb, bhbrb, bbrba.
Dall, blind.
Mas. Sing. Fem. Plur. M. & F.
N. dàll, dhàll, datla.
6r. dhdill, doille, dalla.
D. dàll, dhoill, dalla.
V. dhdill, dhàll, dalla.
Like dàll, decline — màll, slow ; glan, clean. — Like bòrb, de-
cline — bog, soft ; crdm, crooJced ; ddnn, brown ; dorch, darh ;
gòrm, blue ; ldm, bare ; o\c, bad ; prdnn, pounded ; trdm,
èu changed into èi,
Treun, brave.
Mas. Sing. Fem. Plur. M. & F.
ia changed into èi.
Liath, hoary.
Mas. Sing. Fem. Plur. M. & F.
N. liath, 'liath,* liatha.
G. 'lèith, lèithe, liatha.
D. hath, 'lèith,
V. 'lèith, 'liath,
liatha.
liatha.
N. trèun,
G. thrèin,
D. trèun,
V. thrèin,
thrèun, trèuna.
trèine, trèuna.
thrèin, trèuna.
thrèun, trèuna.
Like liath, decline, — fial, generous, cìan, far, distant ; dìan,
impetuous. Like trèun, — brèun, rotten ; gèur, sharp.
43. Adjectives ending in -chd, -rr, -r, -mh, or in a vowel, are
indeclinable in the singular ; and adjectives beginning with a
vowel have no initial change ; thus, —
* For the aspirated sounds and forms of l, n, r, see page 10. — Obs. 1, 2.