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136. When an adjective of the 1st declension agrees with a feminine noun, it is declined like a noun of the 2nd declension (see cos, par. 67, &c.), but it never takes iḃ in the dative plural.
Adjectives ending in aċ form their plural by adding a, both for masculine and feminine.
| Examples. | |||
| 137. | mór, big | ||
| SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | ||
| Masc. | Fem. | Masc. & Fem. | |
| Nom. & Acc. | mór | mór | móra |
| Gen. | móir | móire | mór |
| Dat. | mór | móir | móra |
| Voc. | móir | mór | móra |
| 138. | geal, bright | ||
| Nom. & Acc. | geal | geal | geala |
| Gen. | gil | gile | geal |
| Dat. | geal | gil | geala |
| Voc. | gil | geal | geala |
| 139. | díreaċ, straight, direct. | ||
| Nom. & Acc. | díreaċ | díreaċ | díreaċa |
| Gen. | díriġ | díriġe | díreaċ |
| Dat. | díreaċ | díriġ | díreaċa |
| Voc. | díriġ | díreaċ | díreaċa |
140. The following list of adjectives gives examples of the vowel-changes mentioned above. The genitive
