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Hebrew words often form plurals in unstressed ''-im'' /im/ or ''-ăs'' /əs/ but native Celtic words may use them too and not all Hebrew words use the Hebrew plural.
Hebrew words often form plurals in unstressed ''-im'' /im/ or ''-ăs'' /əs/ but native Celtic words may use them too and not all Hebrew words use the Hebrew plural.


Masculine nouns: Nouns beginning with a vowel take ''ănt'', before a labial ''ăm'', before a trill ''ă'', otherwise ''ăn''
Masculine nouns: Nouns beginning with a vowel take אנט ''ănd'', before a labial אם ''ăm'', before a trill א ''ă'', otherwise אן ''ăn''
*אנתּ אישצ'א ''ănt yșc̦ă'' = the water
*אנט אישצ'א ''ănd yșc̦ă'' = the water
*אם בּיא ''ăm bia'' = the food
*אם בּיא ''ăm bia'' = the food
*אן ל'אַהּ ''ăn łath'' = the day
*אן ל'אַהּ ''ăn łath'' = the day
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*א ר'יעל'טא ''ă ŗełtă'' = the star
*א ר'יעל'טא ''ă ŗełtă'' = the star


Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''s'', ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take ''ă'';
Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''s'', ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take א ''ă'';
*א גּֿעל'אך ''ă ġhełăch'' = the moon
*א גּֿעל'אך ''ă ġhełăch'' = the moon
*א מֿען ''ă mhen'' = the woman/wife
*א מֿען ''ă mhen'' = the woman/wife
*אן אות ''ăn oas'' = the letter (character)
*אן אות ''ăn oas'' = the letter (character)
*אנ סוכּה ''ăn sücă'' = the booth
*אן סוכּה ''ăn sücă'' = the booth


Plural nouns take ''năh-'' /nə(h)/ (the ''h'' is only pronounced before a vowel)
Plural nouns take נאה ''năh-'' /nə(h)/ (the ''h'' is only pronounced before a vowel)
*נאה טיש ''năh tyș'' = the houses
*נאה טיש ''năh tyș'' = the houses
*נאה ל'אַהאן ''năh łathăn'' = the days
*נאה ל'אַהאן ''năh łathăn'' = the days
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*נאה ניסים ''năh nisim'' = the miracles
*נאה ניסים ''năh nisim'' = the miracles


Nouns may take a preposed vocative particle ''ă'' which lenites.
Nouns may take a preposed vocative particle א ''ă'' which lenites.


===Adjectives===
===Adjectives===
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