Briathrachas Gràmair

Feadhainn aona-lideach a tha a’ crìochnachadh le fuaimreag leathann anns an tuiseal
ainmneach shingilte. Tha iad, mar as trice, boireann (some single-syllable nouns whose
last vowel in the nominative singular is broad. They are generally feminine):
Ainmn. sing. Ainmn.iolra Ginideach iolra Beurla
bròg brògan buinn bhròg soles of shoes
bùth nam bròg the shoe shop
long longan port nan long the port of the ships
cearc cearcan taigh-chearc a hen-house (house of hens)
cinn nan cearc the hens’ heads
cas casan fuaim nan cas the sound of the feet
Cuid de dh’ainmearan a tha a’ crìochnachadh le –an no –ant anns an tuiseal ainmneach
shingilte (some words which end in –an or –ant in the nominative singular:
Ainmn. sing. Ainmn.iolra Ginideach iolra Beurla
sgian sgeinean call nan sgian the loss of the knives
eilean eileanan muinntir nan eilean the people of the islands
pàrant pàrantan Comann nam Pàrant the parents’ association
Cuid de dh’ainmearan fireann, far a bheil an tuiseal ginideach singilte air a chruthachadh le
“a” aig deireadh an fhacail m.e. sruth (a few masculine nouns whose genitive
singular is formed by adding a terminal “a”, eg sruth):
Ainmn. sing. Ainmn.iolra Ginideach iolra Beurla
sruth sruthan torman shruth murmur of streams
torman nan sruth the murmur of the streams
loch lochan sgìre nan loch the parish of the lochs
Buidheann 2: Co-ionann ris an tuiseal ainmneach iolra (identical to the nominative
plural):
Ainmn. sing. Ainmn.iolra Ginideach iolra Beurla
eaglais eaglaisean ministearan eaglaisean ministers of churches
ministearan nan eaglaisean the ministers of the churches
càr càraichean dorsan chàraichean doors of cars
dorsan nan càraichean the doors of the cars
nathair nathraichean beòil nan nathraichean the mouths of the snakes
Copyright R. MacLean