Nom. figeadoir, a weaver Nom. figeadoiriġ, Gen. figeadoir, of wea wea Gen. figeadora, of awea vers ver Dat. d'figeadoir, to a weaver Acc. figeadoir, a weaver ver Abl le figeadoir, with a Voc. weaver vers d' figeadoirib, to weavers weavers Abl. le figeadoirib, with weavers 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 saoi, a gentleman daoi, a clown croid, a heart, pl. croidead caol, a rway fáinne, Spailpin, a rascał gaduig, a thief, pl. ga-cruisgin, a jug buailtin, a beetle. Acc. bean, a woman greasaig, a shoemaker cailin, a little girl, pl. mna, women Dat. Acc. 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, h is prefixed to the nominative and dative; and n to the genitive. (20) 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 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 Gen. na nog Dat. dona 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. |