Nouns that end in vowels; polysyllables having i long in the last syllable; and diminutives in in, are invariable in the singular; the cases of the plural are formed like those of other nouns; as, baile, a town, pl. bailte daoi, a clown croid, a heart, pl. croidead fáinne, Nom. béan, a woman Plural Nom. mna, women Dat. do mnaoi, to a wo-Dat. do mnaib, to wo Nom. cu, a greyhound Nom. cujn, cona, conċa Many nouns of the second and third declensions are contracted in the genitive case; as, Buídean, a troop, Gen. buídne, for buídine briatar, a word, Gen. breitre, for briataire maídin, morning, Gen. maidne, for maidine bliadain, a year, Gen. bliadna, for bliadana iolar, an eagle, Gen. iolra, for iolara (19) NOUNS DECLINED WITH THE ARTICLE. First. Nouns beginning with vowels. If the noun be masculine, t is prefixed to it in the nominative singular; if feminine, h is prefixed to the genitive. In the plural of both genders, his prefixed to the nominative and dative; and n to the genitive. (20) Singular Masculine. Plural Nom, an tatair, the fa Nom. na haitre, or na ther Gen. an atará Dat. don atair Acc. an tatair Abl. leis an atair haitreaċa In this manner decline, an torc, the young pig an teasbog, the bishop an taingeal, the angel an tasal, the ass Feminine. Second. Nouns beginning with mutable consonants; except d, t, s. Masculines are aspirated in the genitive and dative singular; and feminines in the nominative and dative. In the genitive plural, all initial mutables are eclipsed, except m, and s. Nom. an bean, the woman Nom. na mna Third. Nouns beginning with s, followed by a vowel, or by 1, n, òr r. Masculines prefix t to the genitive and dative singular; feminines to the nominative and dative. Dat. don tsagart Dat. dona sagartaib Acc. an sagart Abl. leis an tsagart Acc. na sagart. Abl. leis na sagartaib In this manner decline, |