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Irregular Comparison.

POSITIVE.				COMPARATIVE.
beag, little or small				luġa
fada, long				fuide, faide, sia
mór, big				mó
olc, bad				measa
maiṫ, good				fearr
gearr, short				giorra
breáġ,[1] fine				breáġṫa
minic, often				minicí, mionca
te (teiṫ), warm				teó
tirim, dry				tiorma
furus(a) urus	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	easy	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	fusa usa
ionṁuin, dear, beloved				ionṁuine or annsa
gar, near (of place)				goire
fogus, near			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	foigse foisge
treun, brave, strong			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	tréine treise
gránda, ugly				gráinde
árd, high			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	áirde airde aoirde
iomḋa, many				mó or lia (more numerous)

Neasa and túisge, nearer, sooner, are comparatives which have no positive.

N.B.—The superlatives of the above adjectives have exactly the same forms as the comparatives.

1. This word was formerly spelled breáġḋa or breáġṫa, and these forms may be used in the plural.