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The plural of nouns is always ''-a/-e'' if the noun ends in a C, or ''-nn'' if the noun ends in a V. | The plural of nouns is almost always ''-a/-e'' if the noun ends in a C, or ''-nn'' if the noun ends in a V. | ||
*''scain'' 'a friend', ''scaine'' 'friends' | *''scain'' 'a friend', ''scaine'' 'friends' | ||
*''bùta'' 'a cave', ''bùtann'' 'caves' | *''bùta'' 'a cave', ''bùtann'' 'caves' | ||
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*''sos'' 'a man', ''sois'' 'men' | *''sos'' 'a man', ''sois'' 'men' | ||
Vanian lost grammatical gender. | |||
The definite article is ''an'' | The definite article is ''an'' for singular nouns and ''na'' for plural nouns. | ||
Colloquial | Colloquial Vanian may also drop the plural suffix for definite plural nouns: ''na scain'' or ''na bùta'' for ''na scaine'' or ''na bùtann'' is often heard. | ||
The Thensarian relativizer ''rin'' turned into a genitive marker: ''an scain ri Aodhàn'' (Aodhàn's friend). | |||
The Thensarian relativizer ''rin'' turned into a genitive marker: '' | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== |
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