Grammar Rules Flashcards
1
Q
Rules for possessives
A
For words starting with a consonant:
My - mo - lenition
Your (s) - do - lenition
His - a - lenition
Hers - a - no change
Our - ar (accent) - eclipsis
Your (p) - bhur - eclipsis
Their - a - eclipsis
For words starting with a vowel:
My - m’ - no change
Your (s) - d’ - no change
His - a - no change
Hers - a - h
Our - ar (accent) - n-
Your (p) - bhur - n-
Their - a - n-
2
Q
Rules for colors
A
Colors agree in number and gender with the noun
Masculine singular: no change
Feminine singular: lenited
Plural: plural form–if the noun ends with a slender consonant (a consonant with e or i next to it), it’s also lenited