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Adjectives of tw or more syllable* seldom
dd e to the Gen. Sing.
An adjective beginning with a rowel admits
f no initial change, and one ending in a Towel
admits of no final change.
COMPARISON. There are only two degrees of
comparison in Gaelic, the Positive, and Comand
a , Superlative of extent.
The Comparative has three forms of L MASCULINE NOUN DECLINED WITH AN ADJ.
Uan beag, a little lamb.
. Nom uan eag,
Gen. uain bhig,
Dat. uan beag,
Voc. uain bhig
Comparison,
the first, second, and third.
The first form is like the Gen. Sing, Fern., the
second is formed from the first by changing e into
id, and the third froaa fefee second by changing
idintoad; as
Bin, fair, IstC.baine, 2ndC.bainid, SrdC. and
Abst. Nonn, bainead, whiteness
Crion, little, IstC.crine, 2ndC.criuid, SrdC.crinead,
littleness.
The three forms of comparison take the aspirated
form, but na final change whatever.
!
uain 1 beaga.
uan beaga.
uain 1 heasra or
[aibh beaga.
nana beaga
An t-nan beag
Norn, an t-uan b
!
the little lamb.
eag, na h-uain bheaga.
Gen. an uain bhig, nau uan beaga.
EXAMPLES.
NOUNS WITH AND WITHOUT ARTICLE.
A REGULAR BROAD VOWEL NOUN.
Bard, masc. a poet.
Sina. Pluv. Sing. Plur.
Brog,/C7. a shoe. A' bhrog, the shoe.
JTOfn.or6g, brogan. a' bhrog, na bro an.
Gen. broige, bhrog. nabroige, nam brog.
Dat. broig, brogan.
^ ^ ^ bhroig na brogan.
Voc. a mhir I a mhirean I [ean, or miribh.
Poit,/ew., a pot.
A' phoit, the pot.
Nom. poit, pfiitean. a* phoit, a poitean
Gen. poke, phoit. na poito, nam poit.
Dnt. poit, poitean, -ibh. do'n phoit, do na
Yoc. a phoit ! a phoitean I Lpoitean, -ibh.
A FEMININE NOUN DECLINED WITH AN ADJ.
Cluas mhor, a large ear.
Sing.
Plur.
7om.cluasnihdr, cluasan mora.
ltn. cluaise moire,
Dat. cluais mhoir,
chluasan mora.
cluasan [or-aibh] m6ra.
Voc. a chluas nihor ! a chluasa m6ra !
A' chluas mh6r, the large ear.
Horn, a' chluas mhor na cluasan mora.
Gen. na cluaise moire, nan cluasan m6ra.
Dat. do'n chluais mhoir.do na c'uasan T-aibh]
Dat. do'n uan bheag, na h-uain bheaea, or
[uanaibh beaga.
COMPOUND NOUNS.
When two Nouns combine to form a compound
Noun the first is declined regularly. Tha
second has the Genitive form always and in all
the cases. It may be Singular or Plural. If I*
is Singular, it takes the Aspiration of an Adjective
in agreement with the firat ISoun, if Plural
it takes the Aspirate throughout.
Singular.
afull tide tt hen-house a nut-wood
Nom. lan-mara ta gb-chearc coille-ohnd
GCB. lain-mhara taigh-ciiearc coille-chno
Dat. lan-mara taigh-chearc coille-chud
Voc. a liin-mhara,a thaigh-chearc,a choille-chn*
When a Noun and Adjective combine to form
a Compound !Noun both parts are regularly de-
Sing.
Plnr.
Nom. bard, a ; oet. biird, poets.
Gen. baird, of a pott, bhard, ofpoets.
Dat. air bard, on a poet, air baird, (bardaibh)
on poets
Voe. & bhaird I Opoet ! a bharda ! O poets I
clined as if they stood apart.
Coileach-dubh, black-ck.
Singular.
Plural.
Nom. coileacn-dubb, coilich-dhubha
Gen. coilich-dhtibh eoileach-dubha
Dat. coileai-h-dubh coilich dhubba
"The Dative case of an indefinite Noun is
plain, unless preceded by a preposition which
aspirates the noun following, as-de, do,fo, &c.
Am Bird, the poet.
Nom am bird, the poet. na baird, the poets.
Gen. a' bhaird, of
Voc. achoilich-dhuibh aciioileacha-dubha-
Final n and / of the first element prevent*
'
aspiration of initial dental of
the o. nam bird, of the poets
jj fair a' bhird, on the poet, do na bain I [bird-
\ do'n bhard, to the poft. [aibh] to the poets.
the second aig.
sgoil-dannsaidh, at a dancing-school.
When an Adjective and Noun combine, the
Adjective retains the Nominative form throughout,
and the Noun is regularly declined and uaa
the aspiration throughout.
t
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Voc.
Dubh-fhacal,
Singular,
dubh-fhacal
dubh-fhacail
dubh-fhacal
a dhabh-fhacail
dark saying
Plural,
dubh-fhacail
dubh-fhacal
dubh-fhacail
a dhubh-fhacl*'
Voc. a bhrog a bhrogan !
VERBS.
A REGULAR SMALL VOWEL NOUN.
There are two Conjugations
Mir, maac., a piece Am mir, the piece.
Kom. mir, mirean. am rnir na luirean.
Gen. naire, mhirean. a' mhire, nam mirean.
Dat. mir, inirt'an,-ibh.do'nmhir, do na mir-
in Gaelic, th*-
First and the Second. Verbs beginning with
a consonant, except/ pure, are of the First conjugation,
and those beginning with a vowel orj
pure are of the Second,
A REGULAR VERB OP THE FIRST CONJUGATION-
Paisg,
Fold or wrap.
Active Voice-
Simple Tenses.
Indicative or Affirmative Mood
Past Tense,
Sing. 1. Phaisg mi, or do phaisg mi, I folded
2. Phaisg thu, thou foldedst
8. Phaisg e, he folded
Plur.l. Phaisg sinn, we folded
2. PhaisK aibh, ye folded
8. Phaisg iad, they folded
Future Tense.
Sing. 1. Paisgidh mi. I shall or will fold
2. Paisgidh tu, thou shalt or wilt fold.
3. Paisgidh e, he shall or will fold
Plur. 1. Paisgidh sinn, we shall fold
2. Paisgidh sibh. ye shall fold
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