Imatges de pàgina
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Some adjectives of this declension are contracted in the geni

tive singular; as,

Aojbin, delightful, GEN. 40jbŋe, for aoibine.

Alujn, beautiful, GEN. ájlle, or áillne, for áluiñe.
Third Declension.

Adjectives ending in amhuil, have a broad increase in the genitive singular and nominative plural.

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Some monosyllabic adjectives, having a broad vowel in the termination, increase broad in the genitive feminine, and nominative plural.

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Adjectives ending in vowels are alike in all cases, genders, and numbers.

Aorda, aged.

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ADJECTIVES DECLINED WITH NOUNS.

Adjectives beginning with mutable consonants (except or following a noun ending in n,) are aspirated in the nominative and accusative, singular feminine; genitive, masculine ; dative, vocative and ablative, both genders; and in the vocative, plural. (23)

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An la fuar, the cold day.
An crañ mor, the great tree.

An maidin

morning.

An cloċ mor, the great stone. Other adjectives undergo no change in their initials, when connected with nouns

COMPARISON.

The comparative degree is formed by putting or, more, before the genitive feminine of the positive; as, geal, white njos gile, whiter. (24)

The superlative is formed by putting po, very; before the nominative; or, 47, most, before the genitive feminine of the positive; as, ro zeal, very white; ar gile, whitest. (25)

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VALUE.

CARDINAL.

60 Tri fitċead,

ORDINAL.

Tri fitċead.

70 Deic ir tri fiċ- Deiċṁead ar tri fitĊEAD,

ċead,

80 Centre fitċead, Ceitre fitċead.

ir centre Deičṁead ar centre fit

fitċead,

90

Dejċ

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ċead. Céad.

Да село.

Tri céad.
Mjle.
Da mile.
Dejċ mile.

Milliun, (27)

PRONOUNS.

PERSONAL.

There are four personal pronouns, viz.---me, I; tu, thou; re or é, he; r1, or 1, she.

In declining these pronouns, the nominative and accusative are commonly alike; the vocative wanting, except in the second person; and the ablative is formed by prefixing various prepositions, exhibited under the title of compound pronouns.

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The genitives of the personal pronouns are called possessives--viz., mo, my; do, thy; ar, our; bur, your; a, his; her, its

their.

When mo, do, ap, 4, are preceded by the prepositions le, with; ua, from ; do, to; añ, in; they are abbreviated in the following

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A, who, which, an te, an ti, who, which, that, ce be, who, (30)

ever,

INTERROGATIVE.

Creud? 30 de? what? masc. cja? ce? fem. c)? plural, CJA? who? what? which? ca? what?

DEMONSTRATIVE.

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So, this, these, in that, those, uo, yonder. (32)

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