Verse:Mwtqwlqwj/Qwbmwdqwg: Difference between revisions

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 sound pl masc possessives: -éjjə -ḗk -ḗh -ḗhə -ḗnə -ḗkum -ḗhum
-irish -ə nouns are borrowed as feminine -ə, unless they are animate masculines
 ''vlèdi, vlèdic, vlèdwh, vlèdhe, vlèdne, vlèdcwm, vlèdhwm'' (wlēdi, wlēdik, wlēduh, wlēdhə (pronounced wlētə), wlēdnə, wlēdkum, wlēdhum (pronounced wlētum))
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 *Todo: Arabic words with Irish pluralization?
-Some Irish loan nouns, in particular most feminine nouns that take -e or -a in the genitive singular, are borrowed in their genitive forms for the feminine /-ə/ ending.
+The following heuristics are useful for determining the gender of inanimate ''{{big3}}agmì'' nouns:
+# Nouns that have -a/-e in the nominative are feminine.
+# Certain classes such as country names are always feminine.
+# Most Irish feminine nouns that take ''-e'' or ''-a'' in the genitive singular, are borrowed in their genitive forms as feminine nouns.
+# Most ''-t'', ''-t{{cll}}'' and ''-ad{{cda}}/-ed{{cda}}'' nouns are feminine.
+# Most other inanimate Irish nouns are masculine.
 === Adjectives ===