Difference between revisions of "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 | + | 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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bUth-obrach (brith 'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work') | bUth-obrach (brith 'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work') | ||
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mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people') | mor-shluagh (mor adj., 'big'+ sluagh 'people') | ||
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ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view') | ro-shealladh (ro prep., 'before' + sea//adh 'view') | ||
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| + | Noun-Suffix Combination | ||
bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix) | bodachan (bodach 'old man' +-an diminutive suffix) | ||
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==Pronouns== | ==Pronouns== | ||
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| + | ==[[Demonstratives]]== | ||
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==Anaphoric nouns== | ==Anaphoric nouns== | ||
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==Mass vs. Count nouns== | ==Mass vs. Count nouns== | ||
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==Alienable vs. Inalienable nouns== | ==Alienable vs. Inalienable nouns== | ||
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==Verbal Nouns== | ==Verbal Nouns== | ||
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Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun | Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun | ||
Possessed + article + possessor(gen) | Possessed + article + possessor(gen) | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 4 October 2012
Nouns (types) of nouns
Contents
Proper 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:
Noun-Noun Combination
bUth-obrach (brith 'shop' + obrach gen. ofobair 'work')
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
Mass vs. Count nouns
Alienable vs. Inalienable nouns
Verbal Nouns
Inverted Nominals
Possessors in the genitive follow the possessed noun
Possessed + article + possessor(gen)
