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Nom. figeadoir, a weaver Nom. figeadoiriġ,

Gen. figeadoir, of wea

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wea

Gen. figeadora, of awea

vers

ver

Dat. d'figeadoir, to a

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weaver

Acc. figeadoir, a weaver
Voc. a figeadoir, o wea Acc.

ver

Abl le figeadoir, with a Voc.

weaver

vers

d' figeadoirib, to

weavers

weavers

Abl. le figeadoirib, with

weavers

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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
sgala, a bowl, pl. sgaltuid
rig, a king, pl. rigte
tig, a house

saoi, a gentleman

daoi, a clown
draoi, a druid

croid, a heart, pl. croidead
laoi, a poem

caol, a rway

fáinne,

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Spailpin, a rascał

gaduig, a thief, pl. ga-cruisgin, a jug

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buailtin, a beetle.

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Acc. bean, a woman

greasaig, a shoemaker

cailin, a little girl, pl.

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mna, women

Dat.

Acc.

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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

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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, h is prefixed to the nominative and dative; and n to the genitive.

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Singular

Masculine.

Plural

Nom, an tatair, the faNom. na haitre, or na

ther

Gen. an atara

Dat. don atair

Acc. an tatair

Abl. leis an atair

haitreaċa

Gen. na naitreaċ

Dat, dona haïtreacaib Acc. na haitre, or na haitreaċa

Abl. leis na haitreaċaib

In this manner decline,

an torc, the young pig
an tuan, the lamb
an toganac, the young man

an teasbog, the bishop an taingeal, the angel an tasal, the ass

Feminine.

Feminine.

Plural

Nom. an oig, the virgin Nom. na hoga

Singular

Gen. na hoiġe

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Gen. na nog

Dat. dona hogaib
Acc. na hoga
Abl. leis na hogaib

In this manner decline,

an ilid, the doe

an aman, the river

Second. Nouns beginning with mutable consonanțs; except d, t, s.

Masculines are aspirated in the genitive and dative singular; and feminines in the nominative and dative.

In the genitive plural, all initial mutables are eclipsed, except m, and s.

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