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Hebrew words often use unstressed ''-im'' /im/ or ''-oth'' /əh/ but native Celtic words may use them too. | Hebrew words often use unstressed ''-im'' /im/ or ''-oth'' /əh/ but native Celtic words may use them too. | ||
Masculine nouns: Nouns beginning with a vowel take ''ant'', otherwise ''an-'' | Masculine nouns: Nouns beginning with a vowel take ''ant-'', before a labial ''am-'', otherwise ''an'' | ||
*''ant-išče'' = the water | |||
*''am-bia'' = the food | |||
*''an-lath'' = the day | |||
Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (including /t/) lenite, ''s'' becomes ''an | Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (including /t/) lenite, before a lenited ''bh ch gh'', ''a-'', ''s'' becomes ''an-ts'' | ||
*''a-bhen'' = the woman | |||
*''an-outh'' = the letter (character) | |||
*''an-tsuca'' = the booth | |||
Plural nouns: ''nah'' /nə(h)/ (the ''h'' is only pronounced before a vowel) | Plural nouns: ''nah'' /nə(h)/ (the ''h'' is only pronounced before a vowel) | ||
===Adjectives=== | |||
Adjectives have -a in the plural. | |||
*''fer beg'' = a short man; ''an fer beg'' = the short man | |||
*''ben bheg'' = a short woman; ''an bhen bheg'' = the short woman | |||
*''feran bega'' = short men; ''nah feran bega'' = the short men | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||