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Plurals are more regular, marked with mostly ''-ăn'', or less commonly umlaut of ''a o u'' to ''e e i''. | Plurals are more regular, marked with mostly ''-ăn'', or less commonly umlaut of ''a o u'' to ''e e i''. | ||
Hebrew words often form plurals in unstressed ''-im'' /im/ or ''- | 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 '' | Masculine nouns: Nouns beginning with a vowel take ''ănt'', before a labial ''ăm'', otherwise ''ăn'' | ||
* | *אנט אישצשע ''ănt ișc̦e'' = the water | ||
* | *אם בּיא ''ăm bia'' = the food | ||
* | *אן ל'אַהּ ''ăn łath'' = the day | ||
* | *אן צעך ''ăn țech'' = the house | ||
* | *אן נס ''ăn nes'' = the miracle | ||
Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take '' | Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take ''ă''; | ||
* | *א גּֿעלעך ''ă jhełăch'' = the moon | ||
* | *א מֿען ''ă mhen'' = the woman/wife | ||
* | *אן אות ''ăn oas'' = the letter (character) | ||
* | *אנט סֿוכּה ''ănt shucă'' = the booth | ||
Plural nouns | Plural nouns take ''năh-'' /nə(h)/ (the ''h'' is only pronounced before a vowel) | ||
*נאהּ־טיש ''năh tîș'' = the houses | |||
*נאהּ־ל'אַהן ''năh łathăn'' = the days | |||
*נאהּ־מנאָ ''năh mno'' = the women/wives | |||
*נאהּ אותיות ''năh oasyăs'' = the letters | |||
*נאהּ סוכּות ''năh sucăs'' = the booths | |||
*נאהּ ניסים ''năh nisim'' = the miracles | |||
Nouns may take a preposed vocative particle ''ă'' which lenites. | |||
Nouns may take a preposed vocative particle '' | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||