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Appendix IV.

THE NOUNS OF THE FIFTH DECLENSION.

The letters in brackets give the termination of the genitive singular.

aḃ or aḃa, gen. aḃann, a river ; pl. aiḃne or aiḃneaċa.

aonta(ḋ), license, permission.

Ara(‑n), Isle of Arran; pl. Airne, The Arran Isles.

ara(‑n), kidney.

beoir (beoraċ), beer.

bráġa(d), m., the upper part of the breast

breiṫeaṁ(an), m., a judge.

bró(‑n), a quern, handmill; pl. bróinte.

caora(ċ), a sheep; pl. caoiriġ.

cara(d), a friend; pl. cáirde.

caṫair(‑ṫraċ), a city, fortress.

caṫaoir(‑reaċ), a chair.

ceardċa(‑n), a forge, smithy.

ceaṫraṁa(‑n), a quarter.

clais(‑saċ), a furrow.

cóisir (‑sreaċ), a feast.

coṁursa(‑n), neighbour; pl. coṁursain.

coṁla(‑ċ), a gate, door.

coṁra(‑n), a coffer, cupboard, coffin.

coróin(‑naċ), a crown.

cráin(‑naċ), a sow.

cú, gen. con, a hound; pl. coin, cona, hounds.

cúil(‑aċ), a corner.

cuisle(‑ann), a pulse, vein.

dáileaṁ(‑an), a cup-bearer.

dair(‑aċ), an oak.

deárna(‑n), palm of the hand.

díle(‑ann), flood, deluge; pl. díleanna, díleanaċa

ealaḋa(‑n), science, learning.

easaonta(‑ḋ), disagreement, disobedience.

eascú (compound of ), an eel.

eisir (‑sreaċ), an oyster.

eoċair (eoċraċ), a key.

eorna(‑n) [or gen. same as nom.], barley.

fealsaṁ(‑an), m., philosopher

feiċeaṁ(an), m., debtor.

Feoir(‑aċ), The Nore.

fioġair(aċ), a sign, mark.

fiċe(ad), twenty.

foġail(ġtaċ), plunder.

gaḃa(‑n), m., a smith; pl. gaiḃne

gráin (gránaċ), hatred.

guala(‑n), a shoulder; pl. guailne, guailleaċa.

ionga(‑n), a nail (of the finger); pl. ingne.

laċa(‑n), a duck,

láir (láraċ), a mare.

lánaṁa(‑n), a married couple.

lasair (lasraċ), a flame.

láṫair (láṫraċ), a level plain.

leaca(‑n), m., a cheek; pl. leacaineaċa.

lurga(‑n), the shin; pl. luirgne.

mainistir(‑treaċ), a monastery.

meanma(‑n), the mind.

míle(‑aḋ), a soldier, warrior.

náṁa(‑d), an enemy; pl. náiṁde

Nodlaig (Nodlag), Christmas.

ollaṁ(‑an), a doctor, professor.

pearsa(‑n), a person.

riaġail (riaġlaċ), a rule.

roġa(‑n), a choice; pl. roġnaċa, roġaineaċa.

sail (salaċ), a beam.

seanga(‑n), a cormorant.

stail (stalaċ), a stallion.

tal(‑aċ), a wedge.

talaṁ, gen. talṁan, land.

Teaṁair (Teaṁraċ), Tara.

teanga(‑n or ḋ), tongue; pl. teangṫa.

teora(‑n), boundary, limit.

uille(‑ann), an elbow.

ulċa(‑n), a beard.

ursa(‑n), a door-jamb.