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| ===Nouns=== | | ===Nouns=== |
| Nouns have been reduced down to a basic singular/plural distinction, with the gender distinction effectively lost, only being maintained by the pronouns used for the words. Nouns have also dropped their definite forms in favor of an independent article, {{l|snon|hi}}. | | Nouns have dropped their definite forms in favor of an independent article, {{l|snon|hi}}. |
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| Plurals of native words are almost always formed with {{l|snon|-ar}}, though remnants of umlaut also exist. Nouns from Gàidhlig most often instead use {{l|snon|-an}}.
| | Direct plurals of native words are almost always formed with {{l|snon|-ar}} when masculine, or {{l|snon|-ir}} when feminine, though remnants of umlaut also exist. Nouns from Gàidhlig most often instead use {{l|snon|-an}}. |
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| With the general loss of gender, the suffix {{l|snon|-al}} developed. Originally a feminine diminutive, it was analogized to the masculine and became an agent suffix, then a general suffix for forming feminine nouns. In the plural, it appears as {{l|snon|-lar}}.
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| ===Adjectives=== | | ===Adjectives=== |