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Feid-lim-e, Felix

Port-láirg-e, Waterford
maig-ist-ir, a master
maiġ-ist-reas, a mistress
iom-air-e, a ridge
caib-id-il, a chapter
soc-raid-e, a burial
ceap-air-e, a buttercake
saig-itt-eoir, a soldier
bunn-air-e, a footman
cur-aig-in, a can

ur-slug-am, to comit

Part-al-an, Bartholemew mot-ug-ad, feeling

Maoi-leaċ-luinn, Lough- sealb-ug-ad, possession

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gniom-ar-a, actions

bar-unt-act, a barony

toil-eam-uil, wilful

Familiar words of four syllables.

Tlact-corr-ug-ad, an earthquake

ad-uat-mair-eaċt, abomination

ain-meas-ar-da, intemperate

aird-int-inn-eaċ, high minded

at-arr-ug-ad, difference

at-suíg-ug-ad, second proof

bliad-an-am-uil, yearly

bunn-ud-as-aċ, authentic

cait-reim-iug-ad, to triumph

coim-eig-nig-im, to force

coim-neart-uig-te, confirmed

com-cruinn-iug-ad, congregation

com-gáird-úig-ad, to congratulate

duib-eag-an-aid, depths

eif-eact-am-uil, effectual

id-ir-teang-toir, an interpreter

sear-bfog-ant-uid, a servant

faid-cad-oir-eaċt,

faid-cad-oir-eact, prophecy
in-meód-on-aċ, internal
iom-ad-uig-im, to multiply
iom-airg-id-eaċd, decency
coim-neart-uġ-ad, confirmation
mi-riag-alt-a, unruly

móir-mean-am-nać, magnanimous
neam-baog-al-aċ, secure

neam-tab-aċt-ac, unprofitable (14)

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ETYMOLOGY.

ARTICLE.

The Irish language has only one article, corresponding to the definite article in English; viz.

Singular

Mas. Fem.

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Plural

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Voc.

Voc.

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Names of men and males, are masculine; as, Aod, Hugh; laoċ, an hero; eaċ, an horse.

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Diminutives in an, ean, ín, en, derivatives in aide, aid, aire, eoir, aċ, or; and abstract substantives in as, and eas, are commonly masculine; as, cnocan, an hillock; tineas, sickness; sionnaċ, a fox. Names of women and females, are feminine; as, Maire, Mary; siur, sister.

Names of countries and rivers; diminutives in og, and cog; and abstract substantives, except those in as, and eas, are feminine; as, Eirin, Ireland; gile, whiteness; duileog, a little leaf. (16).

CASE.

CASE.

The nominative and accusative are always alike in form; and only distinguished by their connection with some other words in the sentence.

The dative and ablative are always alike in form; and only distinguished by the article, or prepositions prefixed to them: in the plural, they always

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The nominative and vocative feminine, are always alike.

The genitive and vocative masculine, are always alike. (17)

DECLENSION. (18)

The first declension. Masculines.

Nouns of the first declension have the genitive. and vocative singular, and the nominative plural alike.

The inflexion of the genitive is formed, by adding a small vowel to the broad one, in the termination of the nominative; or, by changing the broad vowel or diphthong of the nominative into a small one; as,

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stoc, a trumpet

broc, a badger boc, a he goat cnoc, a hill coll, hazel

poll, a pit

cornn, a goblet dornn, a fist crann, a tree rann, a division gob, a bill

sop, a wisp slad, a robbery orc, a young pig torc, a wild boar port, a tune gort, a garden

Singular

Nom. fear, a man
Gen. fir, of a man
Dat. d' fear, to a man

Acc. fear, a man

Voc. a fir, o man
Abl. le fear, with a man

mac, a son ceann, a head

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In this manner decline

lear, the sea

breac, a trout

peann, a pen, pl. pinn and nead, a nest

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