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(b) Adjectives.
The genitive singular feminine of—
| saiḋḃir (rich) | is | saiḋḃre | not | saiḋḃire |
| flaiṫeaṁail (princely) | " | flaiṫeaṁla | " | flaiṫeaṁala |
| áluinn (beautiful) | " | áilne | " | áluinne |
| aoiḃinn (pleasant) | " | aoiḃne | " | aoiḃinne |
| uasal (noble) | " | uaisle | " | uasaile |
(c) Verbs.
| Root. | Pres. Indicative. | ||
| codail | codlaim, I sleep, | not | codailim. |
| siuḃail | siuḃlaim, I walk, | " | siuḃailim. |
| innis | innsim, I tell, | " | innisim. |
| abair | abraim, I say, | " | abairim. |
| laḃair | laḃraim, I speak, | " | laḃairim. |
The same contraction takes place in these and like verbs in all the finite tenses except the future and conditional (old forms). See par. 298.
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