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masculine is given; the genitive feminine is formed by adding e:—
| NOM. | GEN. | NOM. | GEN. | ||
| lom | luim | bare | searḃ | seirḃ | bitter |
| gorm | guirm | blue | seang | seing | slender |
| borb | buirb | rough | geur | géir | sharp |
| crom | cruim | bent | díreaċ | díriġ | straight |
| donn | duinn | brown | uaigneaċ | uaigniġ | lonely |
| bog | buig | soft | Albanaċ | Albanaiġ | Scotch |
| boċt | boiċt | poor | fionn | finn | fair |
| trom | truim | heavy | fial | féil | generous |
| mear | mir | active | fliuċ | fliċ | wet |
| ceart | cirt (ceirt) | right | beag | big | small |
| deas | deis | pretty | críon | crín | withered |
| dearg | deirg | red | teann | teinn | stern |
141. There are five or six adjectives of the first declension which are syncopated in the genitive singular feminine and in the plural:—
| NOMINATIVE. | GEN. SING. | PLURAL. | |
| Masc. | Fem. | Both Genders. | |
| uasal, noble | uasail | uaisle | uaisle |
| díleas, beloved, dear | dílis | dílse | dílse |
| reaṁar, fat | reaṁair | reiṁre | reaṁra |
| ísiol, low | ísil | ísle | ísle |
| gearr, short | girr[1] | giorra (irreg.) | gearra |
- ↑ gearra is sometimes used in the spoken language.
