Eagarthóir Nua ag Nós – Cuid 2 – Masculine or Feminine Noun :: Gaeilge / Irish

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 “Eagarthóir“

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

scéal

Nós

Nós

aistear

post

irisleabhar

scoil

céim

obair

lámh

am

uirlis

Gaeilge

ábhar

teanga

pobal

Translation:

scéal

(masc1. broad vowel)

story

Nós

Nós (Irish-language magazine)

Nós

(masc1. broad vowel)

tradition

aistear

(masc1. broad vowel)

journey

post

(masc1. broad vowel)

job

irisleabhar

(masc1. broad vowel)

magazine

scoil

(fem2. slender vowel)

school

céim

(fem2. slender vowel)

degree

obair

(fem2. slender vowel)

work

lámh

(fem2. slender vowel)

hand

am

(masc3. broad vowel)

time

uirlis

(fem2. slender vowel)

instrument

Gaeilge

(minority. fem4. vowel ending)

Irish (the language)

ábhar

(masc1. broad vowel)

subject

teanga

(minority. fem4. vowel ending)

language

pobal

(masc1. broad vowel)

community

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