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111. | cailín, masc., a girl. | |||
SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |||
Nom. & Acc. | cailín | cailíní | or | (cailíniḋe) |
Gen. | cailín | cailíní (cailín) | „ | (cailíniḋe) |
Dat. | cailín | cailíníḃ | „ | (cailíniḋiḃ) |
Voc. | a ċailín | a ċailíní | „ | (a ċailíniḋe) |
112. | tiġearna a lord. | |||
SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |||
Nom. & Acc. | tiġearna | tiġearnaí (‑aiḋe) | ||
Gen. | tiġearna | tiġearnaí (‑aiḋe) | ||
Dat. | tiġearna | tiġearnaiḃ (‑aiḋiḃ) | ||
Voc. | a ṫiġearna | a ṫiġearnaí (‑aiḋe) |
113. The following nouns take te immediately after the last consonant to form the nominative plural:—
baile, a town | plural | bailte or bailteaċa |
sloinne, a surname | „ | sloinnte |
múille, a mule | „ | múillte |
míle, a thousand, a mile | „ | mílte[1] |
léine, a shirt | „ | léinte, léinteaċa |
teine,[2] a fire | „ | teinte, teinteaċa |
cúinne, a corner | „ | cúinnte, cúinní |
114. The following nouns add ṫe in nominative plural, viz., all nouns in ḋe or ġe—e.g. croiḋe, a heart, pl. croiḋṫe; also caoi, a way, a method; daoi, a fool; saoi, a wise man; draoi, a druid; dlaoi, a curl.