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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
Potent ate potentate
Trust ee trustee
Favour ite favourite
4. Nouns denoting being or
a state of being, are formed by
adding acy, age, &c.
Conspire acy
Bond age
Deny al
ance
dom
cy
ence
hood
ice
ion
son
ism
Vigilant
Free
Brilliant
Innocent
Man
Just
Exhaust
Compare
Critic
Commence
Acrid
Acute
Brave
Partner
Warm
Apt
Novel
Moist
conspiracy
bondage
denial
vigilance
freedom
brilliancy
innocence
manhood
justice
exhaustion
comparison
criticism
ment commencement
mony acrimony
ness acuteness
ry bravery
ship partnership
th warmth
tude aptitude
ty novelty
ture moisture
5. Nouns denoting legal au¬
thority, office, or dignity of a
are formed by adding
&c.
person,
cy, dom
Regent
King
Bishop
Apostle
cy
dom
ric
ship
regency
kingdom
bishopric
apostleship
DIMINUTIVES.
6. Diminutive Nouns or
nouns denoting little persons and
Cumhachdach*
Earbsa
Fabhar
fear-cumhachd
fear-earbsa
fear-fabhair
4. Cumar Ainmearan a ciall-
achadh bith no staid bith, le
cur adh, sa, &ce.
adh
sa
adh
d
sa
d
Co-riinaich
Daor
Diult
Faiceallach
Saor
Dearsach
Neo-chiontach as
Duine
Ceart
Tragh
Samhlaich
Tiolpadair
Toisich
Searbh as
Geur (geire) ad
Fearail as
Cdmpanach —
Blath
Deas
Ur
co-riinachadh
daorsa
diiiltadh
faiceallachd
saorsa
dearsachd
neo-chiontas
achd daonnachd
as ceartas
adh traghadh
— samhladh
achd tiolpadarachd
adh toiseachadh
as searbhas
geiread
fearalas
companas
blathas, bias
achd deasachd
urachd
Bog (buige) e buige
5. Cumar Ainmearan a ciall-
ach ughdarais, oifig, no inbhe
laghail pearsa, le cur achd.
Tainistear achd tainistearachd
Righ — rioghachd
Easbuig — easbuigeachd
Abstol — abstolachd
CRINEANAN.
6. Cumar Ainmearan Crion-
ail no ainmearan a ciallachadh
• The Gaelic, having no corresponding affix here, ge»eraIi^ an
bean, or neach for the singular, and luchd or Jir for the plural, f i
acquaintance, luchd-eolais, acquaintances, &c.