Feid-lim-e, Felix Port-láirg-e, Waterford ur-slug-am, to comit Part-al-an, Bartholemew mot-ug-ad, feeling Maoi-leaċ-luinn, Lough- sealb-ug-ad, possession lin 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 móir-mean-am-nać, magnanimous neam-tab-aċt-ac, unprofitable (14) 20 ETYMOLOGY. ARTICLE. The Irish language has only one article, corresponding to the definite article in English; viz. Singular Mas. Fem. Plural Voc. Voc. Names of men and males, are masculine; as, Aod, Hugh; laoċ, an hero; eaċ, an horse. 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 end in ib. 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, 1 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 Acc. fear, a man Voc. a fir, o man mac, a son ceann, a head In this manner decline lear, the sea breac, a trout peann, a pen, pl. pinn and nead, a nest |