In this manner decline, an tsail, the eye -S S an tseaćtmain, the week an tsròn, the note an tseilg, the hunt an tsigeog, the fairy an seafaċ, 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. Fens arda ard caol, narroa. 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. fír, fem. fuar, cold fíre, true nuad, new críon, gen. masc. crín, luat, quick fem. críne, withered Plural Mas. Fem. fallain D. Ab. fallana Voc. 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 bacać, lame cartanac, friendly docrac, difficult martanac, perpetual socrac, easy briotac, stammering eadmur, jealous Second Declension. Adjectives ending in consonants, having a small Pirel in the termination, increase small in the peritive feruiuine and nominative plural. (22) arsais, arsaiġ, ancient. Plural Mas. Fem. In this manner decline tapuid, smart cruaid, hard leanbuid, childish mín, mild tais, tender saim, pleasant 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 asuil, have a broad increase in the genitive singular and nom. plural. geanamuil, lovely. Plural Mas. Fem. 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 N. Acc. V. corra Gen. corr, corra Gen. corr Dat. Abl. corr, corr Dat. Abl. corr In this manner decline, prab, quick cas, curled grod, sudden fras, fluent breas, fine ceart, just 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. feminine; genitive, masculine; dative, vocative and ablative, both genders; and in the vocative, plural. (23) an fear geal, the fair man. Singular Plural Nom. an fear geal Nom, na fir geala Gen, an fir gil Gen. na bfear geal Dat. don fear ġeal Dat. dona fearaib geala Acc. an fear geal Acc. na fir geala Voc. a fir gil Voc. a feara ġeala Abl. leis an fear geal Abh leis na fearaib geala an bean an bean geal, the fair woman. Plural. In tiris manner decline, Fem. an cloc 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 geal, very white; as gile, whitest. (25) IRREGULAR COMPARISON. Positive Comparative Superlative. mait, good nios fearr, ro mait, as féarr olc, bad ro olc, as measa mor, great nios mo, ro mor, as mò , beag, little nios luga, ro beag, as luga fada, long nios sia, gar, near nios gaire, ro ġar, as neasa urus, easily nios usa, s ro usa, ro urus, nios measa, {njos filho, } to fada, as sia NUMERAL |