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104. Some nouns of this declension form their nom. plural by adding nna to the gen. singular. These may drop the final a in the gen. plural:—
| NOM. PLURAL. | |||
| am, time | amannta | or | amanna |
| sruṫ, a stream | sroṫa | „ | sroṫanna |
| druim, m., a back | dromanna | ||
| guṫ, a voice | goṫa | „ | goṫanna |
| greim, m., a morsel | greamanna | ||
| ciṫ, or cioṫ, a shower | ceaṫa | „ | ceaṫanna |
| cleas, a trick | cleasa | „ | cleasanna |
| anam, a soul | anma | „ | anmanna |
| daṫ, a colour | daṫa | „ | daṫanna |
| ainm, a name | ainmne, ainmneaċa, anmanna | ||
| maiḋm, a defeat | maḋma, maḋmanna | ||
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Other Nominatives Plural.
| gníoṁ, a deed an act | makes | gníoṁarṫa[1] |
| connraḋ, a compact, covenant | „ | connarṫa |
| cáin[2], a tax | „ | cánaċa |
| buaċaill, a boy | „ | buaċaillí |
| cliaṁain, a son-in-law | „ | cliaṁnaċa |
| leabaḋ,[3] f., a bed | „ | leabṫa, leapṫaċa, leapṫa |
| cuid, a share, a portion | „ | codċa, codana |
For a list of nouns belonging to this declension, see Appendix III.
