Plural Formation

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 singular plural 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 singular plural an taigh na taighean 2.3 make slender and suffix -ean singular plural an clàrsach na clàrsaichean an rathad an rathaidean 2.4 syncope and suffix -an singular plural an t-ubhal na h-ubhlan =Plural type 3, suffix (a)ichean ==irregular plurals singular plural an car na càraichean an bosca na boscaichean singular plural a' chaora na caoraich an cù na coin an duine na daoine