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''*article on plurals in Gaelic: [[Plural Formation]]
 
''*article on plurals in Gaelic: [[Plural Formation]]
  
Plural is a kind of [[Number (definition)]]. It is used when there is more than one object or more than a small group. In English the plural is often indicated with the suffix ''–s'' as in ''cats''.
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Plural is a kind of [[Number (definition)]]. It is used when there is more than one object or a small group. In English the plural is often indicated with the suffix ''–s'' as in ''cats''. In Gaelic, one common plural suffix is ''-an''
  
 
==See Also==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural
 
 
*http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Plural
 
*http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Plural
  

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*article on plurals in Gaelic: Plural Formation

Plural is a kind of Number (definition). It is used when there is more than one object or a small group. In English the plural is often indicated with the suffix –s as in cats. In Gaelic, one common plural suffix is -an

See Also

External Links

References

  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.