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January 16, 2010

the gender of nouns

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ainm, f

aos, m (but na haoise)

ármhá, m

bachall, m

beart, f

béile, f (sometimes m)

beithir, m

breall, m.

bréid, f

brí, m

buntáiste, f

cabhlach, f

céim, m

ceirtlín, f

cine, f

cogansach, m

coicíos, m

coiscéim, m

connradh, f

cú, f

deoch, m (masculine in PUL at least)

dlí, f

dóthain, m

dúluachair, m

eagla, m

earra, f

fiacal, m

gabhal, f

gainimh, f

glao, f

glaoch, f

inneall, f

ionadh, m/f (f in PUL’s works)

leadhb, m

liú, f

luaithreach, possibly f (the ds. is luaithrigh in PUL’s works)

Márta, m (but mí na Márta)

meirge, f

mí, m

naisc, f (probably feminine, but examples sought)

namhaid, f

nead, m/f [both genders found in Séadna]

nimh, m

pluc, m

puth, m

sacraimint, m

saighead, m

saithe, m

sí, f [an tsí gaoithe, the whirlwind]

sliocht, f

slua, f

srian, f

sprid, m

suim, m

talamh, m (but an talaimh/na talún )

taobh, m/f

taoide, m

tréimhse, m

ubh, m

ursal, f

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