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==== Gender of Irish loan nouns ==== | ==== Gender of Irish loan nouns ==== | ||
The following heuristics are useful for guessing the gender of Majorcan ''inanimate'' nouns of Irish origin: | The following heuristics are useful for guessing the gender of Majorcan ''inanimate'' nouns of Irish origin: | ||
# | # Singular nouns that have ''-a/-e'' in the nominative are always feminine. | ||
#* Example: ''teanga'' 'language' | #* Example: ''teanga'' 'language' | ||
# Certain classes such as country names are always feminine. | # Certain classes such as country names are always feminine. | ||