Caibidil a hAon: The Noun (an tAinmfhocal)declension of nouns (Díochlaonadh na nAinmfhocal) |
5th declension (an cuigiú díochlaonadh) |
The common denominator is that the genitives end in a broad consonant.
as a side note :
Here, the common denominator is that all dative forms end in a slender consonant:
nom. | m/f | gen. sg. | nom. pl. | gen. pl. |
slender
consonant |
f | broad
consonant |
varies | varies |
slender
consonant (-l, n, r) |
f | broad
consonant + -ach |
broad
consonant + -acha |
broad
consonant + -acha |
slender
consonant (-l, n, r) |
f | slender
consonant + -each |
slender
consonant + -eacha |
slender
consonant + -eacha |
vowel
|
f | vowel
+ -n |
vowel
+ -na |
vowel
+ -n(a) |
vowel
|
m | vowel
+ -d |
varies | varies |
nom. | m/f | gen. sg. | nom. pl. | gen. pl. | translation |
an mháthair | f | na máthar | na máithreacha | na máithreacha | mother |
an t-athair | m | an athar | na haithreacha | na n-aithreacha | father |
an bráthair | m | an bhráthar | na bráithre | na mbráithre | brother (monk) |
an deartháir | m | an dearthár | na deartháireacha | na ndeartháireacha | brother (family) |
an Nollaig | f | na Nollag | na Nollaigí | na Nollaigí | Christmas |
an chathair | f | na cathrach | na cathracha | na gcathracha | city |
an chaora | f | na caorach | na caoracha | na gcaorach | sheep |
an chéir | f | na cearach | na cearacha | na gcearacha | wax |
an dair | f | na darach | na daracha | na ndaracha | oak |
an bheoir | f | na beorach | na beoracha | na mbeoracha | beer |
an traein | f | na traenach | na traenacha | na dtreanacha | train |
an litir | f | na litreach | na litreacha | na litreacha | letter |
an uimhir | f | na huimhreach | na huimhreacha | na n-uimhreacha | number |
Albain | f | na hAlban | - | - | Scotland |
Éire, Éirinn | f | na hÉireann | - | - | Ireland |
Árainn | f | na hÁrann | - | - | Aran Islands |
Manainn | f | na Manann | - | - | (Isle of) Man |
an abhainn | f | na habhann | na haibhneacha | na n-aibhneacha | river |
an teorainn | f | na teorann | na teorainneacha | na dteorainneacha | border, limit |
an anachain | f | na hanachan | na hanachana | na n-anachana | disaster, loss |
an ionga | f | na hiongan | na hingne | na n-ingne | nail |
an díle | f | na díleann | na dílí | na ndílí | flood |
an chú | f | na con, na cú | na cona | na gcon | dog |
an chomharsa | f | na comharsan | na comharsana | na gcomharsan(a) | neighbour |
an mhonarcha | f | na monarchann | na monarchana | na monarchan(a) | factory |
an phearsa | f | na pearsan | na pearsana | na bpearsan(a) | person |
an lacha | f | na lachan | na lachain | na lachan | duck |
an cheathrú | f | na ceathrún | na ceathrúna | na gceathrúna | quarter |
an fiche | m | an fhichead | na fichidí | na bhfichidí | twenty |
an tríocha | m | an tríochad | na tríochaidí | na dtríochaidí | thirty |
an seasca | m | an tseascad | na seascaidí | na seascaidí | sixty |
an t-ochtó | m | an ochtód | na hochtóidí | na n-ochtóidí | eighty |
an cara | m | an charad | na cairde | na gcarad | friend |