Nouns
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Proper nouns
Common Nouns
Common nouns are nouns that ___.
The noun stems may be simple or compound (cf. Macaulay 1992, 207).
Ones that are Compound are a composite of a noun-noun combinations, much like in English.
Noun-Noun Combination
bUth-obrach (brith 'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work')
Also adjective noun combinations exist.
and/or by adding prefixes and suffiXes:
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)
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.
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Demonstratives
Anaphoric nouns
Anaphoric nouns in SG include:
feadhainn: 'some'
cuid: 'feadhinn'
fear: 'some'
tè: 'one'
sion: 'anything'
sgath: 'anything'
dad: 'anything'
rud: 'thing'
càil: 'anything'
Mass vs. Count Nouns
The Mass vs. Count distinctions
Alienable vs. Inalienable Nouns
The Alienable vs. Inalienable distinction
Alienable vs. Inalienable (definition)
Verbal Nouns
Verbal Nouns are nouns derived from verbs
Inverted Nominal
Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun
Possessed + article + possessor(gen)
