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| + | *Fisher, Muriel (2004) ''Scottish Gaelic: Level 1''. Seattle: Each-Mara Publications. | ||
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[[Category: Case]] | [[Category: Case]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:19, 25 June 2009
- for a definition of plural see Plural (definition)
- for an article on the inflection of adjectives in the plural see XXX
Contents
Attenuation (Slenderization)
Orthographic i
Make the final consonant slender orthographically by inserting an i before the final consonant (attenuate the final consonant). This sometimes shifts the pronunciation of the final vowel as well. /bor'əNəx/ --> /bor'əNiç/.
Common singular Common/Dative plural English an cat na cait cat am boireannach na boireannaich woman an t-òran na h-òrain song
Orthographic vowel change
Make the final vowel slender (attenuate it) by changing the orthographic vowel
Common singular Common/Dative plural English an t-iasg na h-èisg fish am bòrd na bùird table
Suffix (e)an
Suffix -an
Common singular Common/Dative Plural English a' bhròg na brògan shoe a' bhùth na bùthan shop a' chraobh na chraobhan tree an gille na gillean boy a' nighean na nigheanan girl an làr an làran an leanabh na leanabhan child am pàisde na pàisdean infant a' phòg na pògan kiss a' sgian na sgianan knife
Suffix -ean
Common singular Common/Dative plural English an taigh na taighean house an t-iasgadair na h-iasgadairan fisherman an caraid na caraidean friend an càird na càirdean relative
Make slender and suffix -ean
| Common singular | Common/Dative plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| an clàrsach | na clàrsaichean | harp |
| an rathad | na rathaidean | road |
| am monadh | na monaidhean | moor |
Syncope and suffix -(e)an
Adjust new consonant cluster to meet Broad and Slender of original final consonant, then suffix -ean or -an
| Common singular | Common/Dative plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| an t-ubhal | na h-ubhlan | egg |
| am bràthair | na bràithrean | brother |
Suffix anan
| border=1 cellpadding="5", rules="all" style="text-align:center" !Common singular !Common/Dative plural !English |- |rium |riumanan |room |}
Suffix t(e)an
(other changes including deleting final vowel and broadening and making slender)
| Common singular | Common/Dative plural | English | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am baile | na bailtean | a' bheinn | na beanntan | mountain | |
| an sgoil | na sgoiltean |
Suffix (a)ichean/achan
Suffix aichean
| singular | plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| am bus | na busaichean | bus |
| an car | na càraichean | car |
| an t-ogha | na h-oghaichean | grandchildren |
Suffix -ichean
| singular | plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| an bocsa | na bocsaichean | box |
| am bàta | na bàtaichean | boat |
| an t-ogha | na h-oghaichean | grandchildren |
Syncope and Suffix -aichean
singular plural English an seòmar na seòmraichean box cathair cathraichean chair
Irregular Plurals
singular plural English a' bhò na ba cow a' chaora na caoraich sheep an cù na coin dog an duine na daoine husband/person an mac na mic son a' mhuir na marannan sea a' phiuthair na peathraichean sister
See Also
External Links
References
- Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. Seattle: Each-Mara Publications.
