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There's also a 'grab bag' class of nouns that begin with consonants that can't be mutated. The gender of a noun in this class is determined solely by meaning, and there is no way to differentiate between its definite and indefinite form. | There's also a 'grab bag' class of nouns that begin with consonants that can't be mutated. The gender of a noun in this class is determined solely by meaning, and there is no way to differentiate between its definite and indefinite form. | ||
==== Construct state ==== | ==== Construct state ==== | ||
LIke Hebrew but unlike Irish, An Bhlaoighne has construct state but no case. A noun in construct state always lenites the following noun unless there is an article in between. The construct can be irregular, but is regularly formed in the following ways: | LIke Hebrew but unlike Irish, An Bhlaoighne has construct state but no case. A noun in construct state always lenites the following noun unless there is an article in between (should depend on declension probs). The construct can be irregular, but is regularly formed in the following ways: | ||
* If the noun ends in a consonant, the construct state is formed by ''adding'' ''-a/-e''. | * If the noun ends in a consonant, the construct state is formed by ''adding'' ''-a/-e''. | ||
* If the noun ends in an unstressed ''-a/-e'', the construct is formed by ''removing'' ''-a/-e''. | * If the noun ends in an unstressed ''-a/-e'', the construct is formed by ''removing'' ''-a/-e''. | ||