In this manner decline, an tsúil, the eye an tseaćtmain, the week an tsron, the note an tseilg, the hunt an tsigeog, the fairy an seafac, the heifer (21) t ADJECTIVE. GENERAL RULE. The nominative and accusative are always alike; as are also the dative and ablative. First Declension, Most adjectives ending in consonants, having broad vowels in the termination, have a small inflexion in the genitive masculine; a small increase in the genitive feminine; and a broad increase in the nominative plural. ard, high. Plural. Mas. Fenn, ard arda In this manner decline, dab, black bán, chite görm, blue mór, great bog, soft lán, full Caol, caol, narron. Plural Mas. Fen. caoil, caol Voc. caola In this manner decline Maol, bald ruad, red daor, dear trean, strong saor, cheap geur, sharp claon, leaning fíor, gen. mas. fir, fem. fuar, cold fire, true nuad, new críon, gen. masc. crin, luat, quick fem. críne, withered Plural Mas. Fem. fallain D. Ab. fallana Voc. fallain, fallain, fallan Voc. fallana In this manner decline cotrom, even neartmur, powerful ağrur, lucky ceanann, speckled atlam, quick dileas, gen. masc. dilis, anbfann, feeble fem. dilise, proper bacac, lame cartanac, friendly docrac, difficult martanac, perpetual socrac, easy briotac, stammering eadmur, jealous Second Declension. Adjectives ending in consonants, having a small Laurel in the termination, increase small in the peritive feminine and nominative plural. (22) arsaig, arsaiġ, ancient. Plural Mas. Fem. arsaig Dat. Abl. arsaig, arsaig Dat. Abl. arsaig . In this manner decline tapuid, smart cruaid, hard leanbuid, childish mín, mild tais, tender sáim, pleasant Some adjectives of this declension are contracted in the genitive singular; as, aoibinn, delightful, gen. aoibne, for aoibine aluinn, beautifuil, 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. Plural Mas. Fem. N. Ac. V. geanamuil N. Ac. V. geanamla Gen. geanamla Gen. geanamuil Dat. Abl. geanamuil Dat. Abl. geanamuil In this manner decline, eagsamuil, various beanamuil, womanly fearamuil, manly barramuil, stately Some monosyllabic adjectives, having a broad vowel in the termination, increase broad in the genitive feminine, and nominative plural. F 2 corr, corr, uneven. Plural Mas. Fem. N. Acc. V. corr, corr, corr N. Acc. V. corra Gen. corr, corra Gen. corr Dat. Abl. corr, corr Dat. Abl. corr In this manner decline, prab, quick grod, sudden fras, fluent breag, fine ceart, just cas, curled Fourth declension. Adjectives ending in vowels are alike in all cases, genders, and numbers. aosda, aged. Plural Mas. Fem. N. Ac. V. aosda N. Ac. V. aosda Gen. aosda Gen. aosda Dat. Abl. aosda Dat. Abl. aosda 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. feininine; genitive, masculiné; dative, vocative and ablative, both genders; and in the vocative, plural. (23) an fear geal, the fair man. Singular Plural Non. an fear geal Nom, na fir geala Gen, an 'fir gil Gen. na bfear geal Dat. don fear geal Dat. dona fearaib geala Acc. an fear geal Acc. na fir geala Voc. a 'fir gil Voc. a feara geala Abl. leis an fear geal Abl. leis na fearaib geala . an bean an bean geal, the fair woman. Singular. Plural. Nom. an bean ġeal- Nom. na mna geala Gen. na mna gile Gen. na mban ġeal Dat. don mnaoi gil Dat. dona mnaib geala Acc. an bean geal Acc. na mna geala Voc. a bean seal Voc. a na geala In tiris manner decline, Fem. an la fuar, the cold day an maidin fuar, the cold ' an crann mor, the great morning tree an čloc mor, the great stone 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 ġeal, very white; as gile, whitest. (25) IRREGULAR COMPARISON. Positive Comparative Superlative. mait, good nias fearr, ro maït, as fearr olc, bad nios measa, ro olc, as measa mor, great nios mo, ro mor, as mò beag, little nios luga, ro beag, as luga nios faide, 'fada, long nios sia, ro fada, as sia nios gaire, ro ġar, as neasa Sro usa, ro urus, urus, easily nios usa, as usa, (26) gar, near NUMERAL |