Gen. Mas. Fem. N. Ac. V. arsaig, arsaig N. Ac. V. arsaige arsaig, arsaige Gen. arsaig Dat. Abl. arsaig, arsaig Dat. Abl. arsaig In this manner decline Some adjectives of this declension are contracted in the genitive singular; as, aoibinn, delightful, gen. aoibne, for aoibine aluinn, beautiful, gen. aille or aillne, for aluinne. Third declension. Adjectives ending in amuil, have a broad increase in the genitive singular and nom. plural. geanamuil, lovely. Singular N. Ac. V. geanamuil Gen. geanamla eagsamuil, various fearamuil, manly Plural Mas. Fem. N. Ac. V. geanamla In this manner decline, beanamuil, womanly Some monosyllabic adjectives, having a broad vowel in the termination, increase broad in the genitive feminine, and nominative plural. Mas. Fem. Mas. Fem. N. Acc. V. corr, corr N. Acc. V. corra Gen. corr, corra Gen. Dat. Abl. corr, corr Dat. Abl. In this manner decline, corr corr Adjectives ending in vowels are alike in all eases, genders, and numbers. ADJECTIVES DECLINED WITH NOUNS. Adjectives beginning with mutable consonants (except d or t following a noun ending in n,) are aspirated in the nominative and accusative, sing. feminine; genitive, masculine; dative, vocative and ablative, both genders; and in the vocative, plural. (23) an fear geal, the fair man. Singular Nom. an fear geal Plural 讒讒 Dat. don fear geal Abl. leis an fear geal Nom. na fir geala Other adjectives undergo no change in their initials, when connected with nouns. COMPARISON. The comparative degree is formed by putting nios, more, before the genitive feminine of the positive; as, geal, white; nios gile, whiter. (24) The superlative is formed by putting ro, very, before the nominative; or, as, most, before the genitive feminine of the positive; as, ro geal, vcry white; as gile, whitést. (25) NUMERAL ADJECTIVES Value Cardinal, one, &c. Ordinal, First, &c. octmad naomad deicmad aonad dèag dara dèag tritead dèag, or treas deag ceatramad dèag cuigead dèag seisead dèag seaċtmad dèag octmad dèag naomad dèag fitċead aonmad fitċead dara fitċead deićmead ar fitcead aonad dèag ar fitċead da fitċead deicmead ar da fitcead tri fitċead deicmead ar tri fitċead ceitre fitċead deicmead ar ceitre fitċead cèad da cead 300 tri cead tri cead There are four personal pronouns; viz. me, I; tu, thou; se, or e, he; si, or i, 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. |