giall, a hostage sgian, a knife, gen. sgíne feall, treachery, gen. feille géag, a branch, gen. géige bréag, a lie, gen. bréige searc, love, gen. seirce críoč, an end, gen. criċe cearc, a hen, gen. circe cíoć, a pap, gen. cice pian, a pain, pl. pianta ciall, reason The third Declension. Masculines and Feminines. Nouns of the third declension have a broad increase in the genitive singular. And a small increase in ig, or broad in ead, and aca, in the nominative plural. Singular Plural wea Nom. figeadoir, a weaver Nom. fiġeadoiriġ, Singular Voc. a atair, o father Dat. aitreaċ, of fathers d' aitreaċaib, to fathers fathers Abl. le atair, with a fa- Acc. aître, or aitreaċa, ther Voc. a aitre, or a aitrea ca, o father's Abl. le aitreacaib, with fathers Nouns that end in vowels; polysyllables having i long in the last syllable; and diminutives in in, are invariable in the singular; the cases of the plural are formed like those of other nouns; as, baile, a town, pl. bailte daoi, a clown croid, a heart, pl. croidead fáinne, maide, a stick spáilpin, a rascal gaduig, a thief, pl. ga-cruisgin, a jug daigeana buailtin, a beetle ceannaig, a merchant braisgin, an apron greasaiġ, a shoemaker féirin, a gift cailin, a little girl, pl. A Singular béilin, a little mouth HETEROCLITES. Nom. bean, a woman Gen. mna, of a woman man men Plural Gen. Nom, mpa, women do mnaib, to z0 Abl. le buin, with a cow Abl. le buaib, with cows Plural Nom. cu, a greyhound Nom. cuin, cona, conča con greyhound Dat. do conaib cuin, cona, conča Dat. do cuin, ću, or con, Acc. to a greyhoundVoc. a cona, a conċa Acc. cu, a greyhound Abl. le conaib Voc. Abl. le cuin, cu, or con, with a greyhound Many Many nouns of the second and third declensions are contracted in the genitive case; as, Buídean, a troop, Gen. buídne, for buídine briatar, a word, Gen. breitre, for briataire maídin, morning, Gen. maidne, for maidine bliadain, a year, Gen. bliadna, for bliadana iolar, an eagle, Gen. iolra, for iolara (19) NOUNS DECLINED WITH THE ARTICLE. First. Nouns beginning with vowels. If the noun be masculine, t is prefixed to it in the nominative singular; if feminine, h is prefixed to the genitive. In the plural of both genders, his prefixed to the nominative and dative, and n to the genitive. (20) Singular Masculine. Plural Nom. an tatair, the faNom. na haitre, or na |