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77. | cailleaċ, a hag. | |
SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |
Nom. & Acc. | cailleaċ | cailleaċa |
Gen. | cailliġe | cailleaċ |
Dat. | cailliġ | cailleaċaiḃ |
Voc. | a ċailleaċ | a ċailleaċa |
78. Like nouns of 1st declension, the vowels of the nom. sing. are sometimes changed when the final consonant is attenuated in the genitive singular.
The following are the chief changes:—
Change | io | in the nom. sing. | into | i | in the gen. sing. |
„ | eu | „ | „ | éi | „ |
„ | ia | „ | „ | éi | „ |
„ | o (short) sometimes | „ | ui | „ |
In words of one syllable change ea into ei (but cearc, a hen, becomes circe); in words of more than one syllable change ea into i.
79. | beaċ, a bee. | |
SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |
Nom. & Acc. | beaċ | beaċa |
Gen. | beiċe | beaċ |
Dat. | beiċ | beaċaiḃ |
Voc. | a ḃeaċ | a ḃeaċa |
80. | geug, a branch. | |
Nom. & Acc. | geug | geuga |
Gen. | géige | geug |
Dat. | géig | geugaiḃ |
Voc. | a ġeug | a ġeuga |