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Nouns (types) of nouns
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[[Noun (definition) | Nouns]]
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==Proper nouns==
 
==Proper nouns==
  
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==Common Nouns==
 
==Common Nouns==
  
Common noun stems can be simple or compound (cf. Macaulay 1992, 207). Compound stems are most often formed by noun-noun combinations, adjective-noun ones, and/or by adding prefixes and suffiXes:
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Common nouns are nouns that ___.
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The noun stems may be simple or compound (cf. Macaulay 1992, 207).
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Compound nouns can be formed in a few ways:
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===Noun-Noun Combination===
  
Noun-Noun Combination
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'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work' - bUth-obrach brith
  
bUth-obrach (brith 'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work')
 
  
Noun-Adjective Combination
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===Noun-Adjective Combination===
  
 
mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people')  
 
mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people')  
  
Preposition-Noun Combination
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===Preposition-Noun Combination===
  
 
ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view')  
 
ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view')  
  
Noun-Suffix Combination
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===Noun-Suffix Combination===
  
 
bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix)
 
bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix)
  
The stem, or final suffix if present, indicates case and number. Nouns that are headed by another noun, even in compounds, take the genitive case although this is not always heard in informal speech.
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==Pronouns==
  
==Pronouns==
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[[Pronouns]]
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===Personal Pronouns===
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[[Personal Pronouns]]
  
===[[Personal Pronouns]]===
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===Demonstratives===
  
===[[Demonstratives]]===
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[[Demonstratives]]
  
 
==Anaphoric nouns==  
 
==Anaphoric nouns==  
  
==[[Mass vs. Count Distinction]]==
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[[Anaphoric nouns]] in SG include:
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[[feadhainn]]:  'some'
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[[cuid]]:      'feadhinn'
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[[fear]]:      'some'
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[[tè]]:          'one'
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[[sion]]:      'anything'
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[[sgath]]:      'anything'
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[[dad]]:        'anything'
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[[rud]]:        'thing'
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[[càil]]:      'anything'
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== Mass vs. Count Nouns==
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The [[Mass vs. Count]] distinctions
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[[Mass vs. Count (definition)]]
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==Alienable vs. Inalienable Nouns==
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The [[Alienable vs. Inalienable]] distinction
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[[Alienable vs. Inalienable (definition)]]
  
==[[Alienable vs. Inalienable Distinction]]==
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==Verbal Nouns==
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[[Verbal Nouns]] are nouns derived from verbs
  
==[[Verbal Nouns]]==
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==Inverted Nominal==
  
==[[Inverted Nominal]]==
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[[Inverted Nominal]]
  
 
Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun
 
Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun

Latest revision as of 21:04, 20 October 2012

Nouns

Proper nouns

Common Nouns

Common nouns are nouns that ___.

The noun stems may be simple or compound (cf. Macaulay 1992, 207).

Compound nouns can be formed in a few ways:

Noun-Noun Combination

'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work' - bUth-obrach brith


Noun-Adjective Combination

mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people')


Preposition-Noun Combination

ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view')

Noun-Suffix Combination

bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix)

Pronouns

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Demonstratives

Demonstratives

Anaphoric nouns

Anaphoric nouns in SG include:

feadhainn: 'some'

cuid: 'feadhinn'

fear: 'some'

: 'one'

sion: 'anything'

sgath: 'anything'

dad: 'anything'

rud: 'thing'

càil: 'anything'

Mass vs. Count Nouns

The Mass vs. Count distinctions

Mass vs. Count (definition)

Alienable vs. Inalienable Nouns

The Alienable vs. Inalienable distinction

Alienable vs. Inalienable (definition)

Verbal Nouns

Verbal Nouns are nouns derived from verbs

Inverted Nominal

Inverted Nominal

Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun

Possessed + article + possessor(gen)


See Also