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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
GENERAL RULES.
24. A definite noun mas¬
culine beginning with a
vowel, requires t- (hyphen)
before it in the nominative
singular, and h, in the no¬
minative and dative plural.
25. A definite noun fe¬
minine, beginning with a
vowel, requires h- (hyphen)
before it in the genitive
singular, and in the nomi¬
native and dative plural;
thus,
RIALTAN C UMANTA.
24. Gabhaidh ainmear
cinnteach fearanta a tois-
eachadh le fuaimraig t-
(tdthan) roimhe ’san ainm-
each aonar, agus h-, anns an
ainmeach agus ’san doir,
iomadh.
25. Gabhaidh ainmear
cinnteach boireanta a tois-
eachadh le fuaimraig h-
(tathan) roimhe ’sa ghin-
teach aonar, agus anns an
ainmeach agus ’san doir,
iomadh ; mar so.
N.
G.
D.
V.
EXAMPLES, SAMPLAIREAN.
Each, fr. a horse.
Neo-chinnteach.
Aon. lom.
each, a horse, eich, horses.
eich, of a horse, each, of horses.
each, to a horse, eachaibh, to horses
eich, 0 horse, eacha, 0 horses.
An t-Each, the horse.
Cinnteach.
Aon. lom.
A, an t-each, the horse, na h-eich, the horses.
G. an eich, of the horse, nan each, of the horses.
/). , , l each, to the horse, nah- eachaibh, to the horses.
don J
Thus decline, Mar so team,
Isbean, a sausage', arach,1 a cow-feeder ; anart.j *linen ; oglach,{
a servant-, im,f butter-, ord, L a hammer ; 6r,{ gold; eun, b. 14, a
bird; ubh,T'T an egg; ainm,f a name.
• The upper figure 1 refers to the ./Srtf declension, and 2 to the second; the
under number to the example ; thus, anart has its final forms like corran} ex¬
ample 3rd of the drst declension.