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syncopated, as buiḋean, a company, gen. buiḋne (see pars. 33, 35); bruiḋean, a palace, gen. sing. bruiḋne.^[1]

86.

Irregular Genitives Singular.

clann, a clan, children,	makes	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	cloinne, clainne,	pl.	clanna
deoċ, a drink,	„		diġe,	„	deoċa
sgian, a knife,	„		sgine,	„	sgeana
briaṫar, a (solemn) word,	„		bréiṫre,	„	briaṫra
bláṫaċ, buttermilk,	„		bláiṫċe[2]
laṫaċ, mud, mire,	„		laiṫċe[3]
daḃaċ, a vat,	„		daiḃċe	„	daḃaċa
aġaiḋ, a face,	„		aiġṫe	„	aiġṫe

87. Many nouns of this declension form their nominative plural in anna or aċa. The final a of these terminations may be dropped in the genitive plural.

NOM. SING.	NOM. PL.
cúis, a cause	cúiseanna
luiḃ, an herb	luiḃeanna
deil, a lathe	deileanna
gluais, a contrivance	gluaiseanna
béim, a stroke	béimeanna
duais, a prize, reward	duaiseanna
léim, a leap	léimeanna
réim, a course, a voyage	réimeanna
áit, a place	áite, áiteanna, áiteaċa
luċ, a mouse	luċa, luċanna
sgoil, a school	sgoileanna (sgolta), sgoilteaċa[W 1]

1. Note the dative singular of these nouns, buiḋin and bruiḋin.
2. Also bláṫaiġe.
3. Also laṫaiġe.

1. Not mentioned by Dinneen, who however does give scoileacha.