Some adjectives of this declension are contracted in the genitive singular; as, Aojbin, delightful, GEN. 40jbŋe, for aojbine. Aluj, beautiful, Gen. áille, or áillne, for áluiñe. Adjectives ending in amul, have a broad increase in the genitive singular and nominative plural. Some monosyllabic adjectives, having a broad vowel in the termination, increase broad in the genitive feminine, and nominative plural. Corr, UNEVEN. Adjectives ending in vowels are alike in all cases, genders, and numbers. ADJECTIVES DECLINED WITH NOUNS. Adjectives beginning with mutable consonants (except or following a noun ending in 1,) are aspirated in the nominative and accusative, singular feminine; genitive, masculine ; dative, vocative and ablative, both genders; and in the vocative, plural. (23) 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 nor 31le, whiter. (24) The superlative is formed by putting po, very; before the nominative; or, as, most, before the genitive feminine of the positive; as, ro żeal, very white; as gile, whitest. (25) VALUE. CARDINAL. 60 Tri fitċead, ORDINAL. Tri fiżċead. 70 Dejc is tri fiż- Deiċṁead ar tri fitċead, cead, 80 Centre fitċead, Ceitre fitċead. 90 Dejc ir ceitre Dejċṁead ar cejtre fitfitċead, 100 Céad, 300 Tri céad, ċead. Céad. Da céad. Tri céad. Da mile. Milljun, (27) PRONOUNS. PERSONAL. There are four personal pronouns, viz.---me, I; tu, thou; se 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. 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, ar, a, are preceded by the prepositions le, with; u4, from; do, to; añ, in; they are abbreviated in the following 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, cjad? who? what? which? ca? what? DEMONSTRATIVE. (31) So, this, these, in that, those, ud, yonder. (32) |