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58. | ualaċ, a load, burden. | |
SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |
Nom. & Acc. | ualaċ | ualaiġe |
Gen. | ualaiġ | ualaċ |
Dat. | ualaċ | ualaiġiḃ |
Voc. | a ualaiġ | a ualaiġe |
mullaċ, a summit; eudaċ, cloth; bealaċ, a path, a way; órlaċ, an inch; and aonaċ, a fair, are declined like ualaċ. Aonaċ has nom. pl. aonaiġe or aontaiġe.
59. | coileaċ, a cock. | |
SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |
Nom. & Acc. | coileaċ | coiliġ |
Gen. | coiliġ | coileaċ |
Dat. | coileaċ | coileaċaiḃ |
Voc. | a ċoiliġ | a ċoileaċa |
60. Besides the above simple method of forming the genitive singular of most nouns of this declension, there are also the following modifications of the vowels of the nominative singular:—
Change | eu or éa | in nom. sing. | into | éi | in gen. sing. | |
„ | ia | „ | „ | éi | „ | |
„ | o (short) | „ | „ | ui | „ | |
io or ea | „ | usually | „ | i | „ |
All the other cases of these nouns are formed in accordance with the rules given above.