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==Plural type 1 Slenderization== | ==Plural type 1 Slenderization== | ||
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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/. | 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/. | ||
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===Plural type 1.2 - Orthographic vowel change === | ===Plural type 1.2 - Orthographic vowel change === | ||
Revision as of 09:30, 12 June 2009
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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 | plural |
|---|---|
| an cat | na cait |
| am boireannach | na boireannaich |
| an t-òran | na h-òrain |
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 |
| am bòrd | na bùird |
Plural type 2 - suffix (e)an
Plural type 2.1 suffix -an
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| an gille | an gillean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a' nighean | na nigheanan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a' chraobh | na chraobhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a' bhròg | na brògan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a' phòg | na pògan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a' sgian | na sgianan | )
2.2 suffix -ean
2.3 make slender and suffix -ean
2.4 syncope and suffix -an
Plural type 3, suffix (a)ichean
irregular plurals
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