Easnamh Mór Airgid – Huge Cash Deficit :: Irish Grammar

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.

The following singular nominative nouns are related to “Ceannaire“

Identify the gender of each noun below. Use the Rule of Thumb link if necessary.

Ceannaire

airgeadas

Oifigeach

post

ráiteas

eagraíocht

tasc

airgead

easnamh

nóiméad

cuid

daonra

teilifís

ceadúnas

conspóid

íocaíocht

láithreoir

inné

Aire

Rialtas

milliún

bhliain

iomarcaíocht

dífhostaíocht

titim

Scaradh

Caillteanas

Bándearg

ciorrú

gearradh

dífhostú

Briseadh

díláithriú

Scaoileadh

Baint

Translation:

Ceannaire

(masc4. vowel ending)

Leader

airgeadas

(masc1. broad vowel)

Finance

Oifigeach

(masc1. broad vowel)

Officer

post

(masc1. broad vowel)

job

ráiteas

(masc1. broad vowel)

statement

eagraíocht

(fem3. polly-syllable -aíocht)

organisation

tasc

(masc1. broad vowel)

task

airgead

(masc1. broad vowel)

money

easnamh

(masc1. broad vowel)

deficit

nóiméad

(masc1. broad vowel)

moment

cuid

(fem3. slender vowel)

part

daonra

(masc4. vowel ending)

population

teilifís

(fem2. slender vowel)

television

ceadúnas

(masc1. broad vowel)

license

conspóid

(fem2. slender vowel)

controversy

íocaíocht

(fem3. polly-syllable -aíocht)

payment

láithreoir

(masc3. -eoir)

presenter

inné

(masc4. vowel ending)

yesterday

Aire

(masc4. vowel ending)

Minister

Rialtas

(masc1. broad vowel)

Government

milliún

(masc1. broad vowel)

million

bhliain

(fem3. slender vowel)

year

iomarcaíocht

(fem3. polly-syllable -aíocht)

Redundancy

dífhostaíocht

(fem3. polly-syllable -aíocht)

Unemployment

titim

(fem2. slender vowel)

Slump

Scaradh

(masc. broad vowel)

Separation

Caillteanas

(masc1. broad vowel)

Loss

Bándearg

(masc1. broad vowel)

Pink

ciorrú

(masc. vowel ending)

Cutback

gearradh

(masc. broad vowel)

Cut m

dífhostú

(masc. vowel ending)

Termination

Briseadh

(masc. broad vowel)

Dismissal

díláithriú

(masc. vowel ending)

displacement

Scaoileadh

(masc. broad vowel)

Release

Baint

(fem2. slender vowel)

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