Gaelbhratach – Masculine or Feminine Noun :: Gaeilge / Irish

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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 “Gaelbhratach“

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

nuacht

Gaeilge

Bunscoil

meánscoil

alt

Tuairisc

milliún

Roinn

scoil

scéim

airgead

Aire

Stát

struchtúr

Béarla

Translation:

nuacht

(fem3. exception) (masc. one-syllable -cht)

news

Gaeilge

(minority. fem4. vowel ending)

Irish (the language)

Bunscoil

(fem2. slender vowel)

Primary school

meánscoil

(fem2. slender vowel)

Secondary school

alt

(masc1. broad vowel)

article

Tuairisc

(fem2. slender vowel)

Report

milliún

(masc1. broad vowel)

million

Roinn

(fem2. slender vowel)

Department

scoil

(fem2. slender vowel)

school

scéim

(fem2. slender vowel)

scheme

airgead

(masc1. broad vowel)

money

Aire

(masc4. vowel ending)

Minister

Stát

(masc1. broad vowel)

State

struchtúr

(masc1. broad vowel)

structure

Béarla

(masc4. exception) (fem. language)

English

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