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1. an IOLRA (plural) le –AICHEAN

Aonghas Dòmhnallach (‘Rubha Aonghais’):

“Agus tha cuimhne a’m m’ athair air a bhith ag ràdh rinn gum biodh iad a’ seòladh na h-eathraichean a-steach ann bho taobh na mara son tha an toll fhèin cho àrd.”
“I remember my father had told us that they used to sail the (fishing) boats in through it from the sea because the gap itself is so high.”

Gu math tric, ainmearan le –ar no -ir :

eathar eathraichean fishing boat(s)
piuthar peathraichean sister(s)
màthair màthraichean mother(s)
athair athraichean father(s)
cathair cathraichean chair(s), seat(s)
nathair nathraichean snake(s)
seathar seathraichean chair(s)
leabhar leabhraichean book(s)
iuchair iuchraichean key(s)
litir litrichean letter(s)

No ainmearan le –a :

bhana bhanaichean van(s)
bàta bàtaichean boat(s)
trèana trèanaichean train(s)
plèana plèanaichean plane(s)
teanta teantaichean tent(s)
bliadhna bliadhnaichean year(s)
latha làithichean day(s) (cuideachd: làithean, làitheannan)
plana planaichean plan(s)
teacsa teacsaichean text(s)

Cuideachd:

càr càraichean car(s)
bus busaichean bus(es)
fòn fònaichean phone(s)
not notaichean note(s) / pound(s) sterling
làrach-lìn làraichean-lìn website(s)
teaghlach teaghlaichean family (-ies)

2. an IOLRA (plural) le –ICH

Aonghas Dòmhnallach (Rubha Aonghais):

“Bhiodh na bodaich a cur feagal oirnn leis an uaimh a bha sin cuideachd.”
“The old fellows would scare us with that cave too.”

bodach bodaich old man old men
balach balaich boy(s), lad(s)
boireannach boireannaich woman women
eileanach eileanaich islander(s)
each eich horse(s)

Daoine às gach àird (people from every airt, every point of the compass):

Barrach Barraich a Barra person Barra folk
Hearach Hearaich a Harris person Harris folk
Ìleach Ìlich an Islay person Islay folk
Leòdhasach Leòdhasaich a Lewis person Lewis folk
Sgiathanach Sgiathanaich a Skye person Skye folk
Uibhisteach Uibhistich a Uist person Uist folk

Albannach Albannaich Scot(s)
Ameireaganach Ameireaganaich American(s)
Gearmailteach Gearmailtich German(s)
Sasannach Sasannaich English folk

Tuathach Tuathaich northerner(s)
Deasach Deasaich southerner(s)
Searach Searaich easterner(s), East Coaster(s)
Siarach Siaraich westerner(s), West Coaster(s)

PUING EILE: ‘the’ + plural: NA / NA H-

na bàtaichean na càraichean na teaghlaichean

Ach le fuaimreag (vowel):

na h-athraichean na h-eathraichean na h-Ìlich na h-Uibhistich

FAICIBH CUIDEACHD: Beag air Bheag 2, Prògram 10, airson barrachd air an iolra (plural).