Learn Irish Grammar: This article will focus on the following grammar elements:
Masculine or Feminine Noun – Rule of Thumb
In this article decelenion groups are highlighted by a number after masc. and fem. such as;
(masc1. broad vowel)
(fem2. slender vowel)
We will discuss declension groups in more detail soon. For now it’s just important to be aware declension groups exist.
33 nouns related to the noun “stoirm”
Identify the gender of each noun below. Use the Rule of Thumb link if necessary.
duine
oirthear
Corcaigh
iarthar
Port Láirge
stoirm
réigiún
baile
sráidbhaile
uisce
Fógra
báisteach
mí
cúrsa
lá
Tuile
Éire
Gnó
Scrios
Damáiste
Tubaiste
Éigeandáil
Aslonnú
Tarrtháil
Faoiseamh
Abhainn
Maoin
Aisghabháil
glantachán
Cúnamh
Pobal
Atógáil
Translation:
duine
(masc4. vowel ending)
oirthear
(masc1. broad vowel)
Corcaigh
(fem. slender vowel)
iarthar
(masc1. broad vowel)
Port Láirge
(masc. vowel ending)
stoirm
(fem2. slender vowel)
réigiún
(masc1. broad vowel)
baile
(masc4. vowel ending)
sráidbhaile
(masc4. vowel ending)
uisce
(masc4. vowel ending)
Fógra
(masc4. vowel ending)
báisteach
(minority. fem2. broad vowel)
mí
(minority. fem. vowel ending)
cúrsa
(masc4. vowel ending)
lá
(masc. vowel ending)
Tuile
(minority. fem4. vowel ending)
Éire
(fem5. country)
Gnó
(masc4. vowel ending)
Scrios
(masc. broad vowel)
Damáiste
(masc4. vowel ending)
Tubaiste
(minority. fem4. vowel ending)
Éigeandáil
(fem3. slender vowel)
Aslonnú
(masc. vowel ending)
Tarrtháil
(fem3. slender vowel)
Faoiseamh
(masc1. broad vowel)
Abhainn
(fem5. vowel ending or slender vowel)
Maoin
(fem2. slender vowel)
Aisghabháil
(fem3. slender vowel)
glantachán
(masc1. broad vowel)
Cúnamh
(masc1. broad vowel)
Pobal
(masc1. broad vowel)
Atógáil
(fem3. slender vowel)
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