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289.	Declension of Verbal Noun.
		SINGULAR.	PLURAL.
Nom. Acc.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	molaḋ	molta
Gen.		molta	molaḋ (molta)
Dat.		molaḋ	moltaiḃ

Nom. Acc.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	bualaḋ	buailte
Gen.		buailte	bualaḋ (buailte)
Dat.		bualaḋ	buailtiḃ

290. Many verbal nouns are seldom or never used in the plural. As a rule the genitive singular of the verbal noun is identical in form with the past participle; but many verbal nouns are declined like ordinary nouns: nearly all those ending in aċt, áil, and aṁain belong to the 3rd declension​—​e.g., gaḃáil, act of taking; gen., gaḃála: riṫ, running; gen. reaṫa; leanaṁain, act of following; gen. leanaṁna: siuḃal, act or walking; gen. siuḃail: fás, act of growing; gen. fáis, &c.

SECOND CONJUGATION.

291. The second conjugation comprises two classes of verbs​—​(1) derived verbs in iġ or uiġ; and (2) syncopated verbs.