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| ''an-H'' || ''na'' || ''an-T'' || ''na-H'' || ''an-N'' | | ''an-H'' || ''na'' || ''an-T'' || ''na-H'' || ''an-N'' | ||
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=====Gender===== | =====Gender===== | ||
Nouns have two genders, masculine and feminine. Nouns of each gender take their respective verb endings and pronouns in {{PAGENAME}}. | Nouns have two genders, masculine and feminine. Nouns of each gender take their respective verb endings and pronouns in {{PAGENAME}}. | ||
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{{PAGENAME}} has many morphological ways of forming plurals, some of which may be combined. | {{PAGENAME}} has many morphological ways of forming plurals, some of which may be combined. | ||
*''-e'' | *''-a/-e'': ''téar'' 'bird' > ''téara'' | ||
*''- | *''-ann/-eann'': ''téibh'' 'harp' > ''téibheann'' | ||
*'' | *''-ar/-ear'' | ||
*''- | *''-ta/-te'' | ||
*'' | *broaden/slenderize the final consonant: ''bim'' 'egg' > ''beam'' | ||
The plural form of a noun was unpredictable. | The plural form of a noun was unpredictable. | ||
=====Case endings===== | =====Case endings===== | ||
In {{PAGENAME}}, nouns are also inflected in 4 cases: | In {{PAGENAME}}, nouns are also inflected in 4 cases: |
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