Plural type 1 Slenderization
Plural type 1.1 - Orthographic i
Make the final consonant slender orthographically by inserting an i before the final consonant. This sometimes shifts the pronunciation of the final vowel as well. /bor'əNəx/ --> /bor'əNiç/.
| singular
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plural
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| an cat
|
na cait
|
| am boireannach
|
na boireannaich
|
| an t-òran
|
na h-òrain
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Plural type 1.2 - Orthographic vowel change
Make the final vowel slender by changing the orthographic vowel
| singular
|
plural
|
| an t-iasg
|
na h-èisg
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| am bòrd
|
na bùird
|
Plural type 2 - suffix (e)an
Plural type 2.1 suffix -an
| singular
|
plural
|
| an gille
|
an gillean
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| a' nighean
|
na nigheanan
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| a' chraobh
|
na chraobhan
|
| a' bhròg
|
na brògan
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| a' phòg
|
na pògan
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| a' sgian
|
na sgianan
|
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2.2 suffix -ean
| singular
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plural
|
| an taigh
|
na taighean
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2.3 make slender and suffix -ean
| singular
|
plural
|
| an clàrsach
|
na clàrsaichean
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| an rathad
|
an rathaidean
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2.4 syncope and suffix -an
| singular
|
plural
|
| an t-ubhal
|
na h-ubhlan
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Plural type 3, suffix (a)ichean
| singular
|
plural
|
| an car
|
na càraichean
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| an bosca
|
na boscaichean
|
irregular plurals
| singular
|
plural
|
| a' chaora
|
na caoraich
|
| an cù
|
na coin
|
| an duine
|
na daoine
|
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