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Formation of Adjectives.
467. (a) Adjectives may be formed from many nouns by the addition of AĊ or EAĊ, which signifies full of, abounding in. All these adjectives belong to the first declension, and are declined like díreaċ.
| NOUN. | ADJECTIVE. |
| fearg, anger | feargaċ, angry |
| fuil, blood | fuilteaċ, bloody |
| feur, grass | feuraċ, grassy |
| buaiḋ, victory | buaḋaċ, victorious |
| breug, a lie | breugaċ, false, lying |
| diċeall, one’s best endeavour | díċeallaċ, energetic |
| seasaṁ, standing | seasṁaċ, steadfast |
| gnó, work | gnóṫaċ, busy |
| clú, fame | clúiteaċ, famous |
| saoṫar, toil | saoṫraċ, industrious |
| lúb, a loop | lúbaċ, deceitful |
| saoġal, life | saoġlaċ, long-lived |
| sáiṫ, sufficiency | sáṫaċ, satiated |
| Alba, Scotland | Albanaċ, Scotch |
| Sacsain, England | Sacsanaċ, English |
| craoḃ, branch | craoḃaċ, branchy |
| carraig, a rock | cairgeaċ, rocky |
| brón, sorrow | brónaċ, sorrowful |
| sal, dirt | salaċ, dirty |
| fios, knowledge | fiosaċ, intelligent |
| áṫas, joy | áṫasaċ, joyous |
| doilġíos, sorrow | doilġíosaċ, sorrowful |
