Plural Formation

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

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 singular plural an car na càraichean an bosca na boscaichean irregular plurals singular plural a' chaora na caoraich an cù na coin an duine na daoine