Highly irregular NOUNS

Question 1

wife

Answer 1

bean mnathan
mnatha bhan
le mnaoi le mnathan

Question 2

cow

Answer 2

bó bà
bà bhó
le boin le bà

Question 3

beach

Answer 3

tràigh tràighean f.
tràgha(d) thràighean
air tràigh air tràighean

Question 4

father

Answer 4

athair athraichean
athar athraichean
le athair le athraichean

Question 5

sister

Answer 5

piuthar peathraichean
peathar pheathraichean
le piuthar le pethraichean

Question 6

brother

Answer 6

bràthair bràithrean
bràthar bhràithrean
le bràthair le bràithrean

Question 7

grandfather

Answer 7

seanair seanairean
seanar sheanairean
le seanair le seanairean.
So also ‘seanmhair’, grandmother

Question 8

knife

Answer 8

sgian sgeanan
sgeine sgian
le sgithinn le sgeanan

Question 9

Show how some nouns in -ear have a Gen.P. = Nom. Pl

e.g. soldier, minister, scholar, tailor, paper

Answer 9

saighdear saighdearan
saighdeir shaighdearan
le saighdear le saighdearan
ministear, sgoilear, tàillear, paipear All m.