Vocabulary

Here are more first-declension nouns, all masculine and all ending in a broad consonant, which is one preceded by "a", "o", or "u".

buicéad (bwi-KAY*D), an buicéad, an bhuicéid (uh vwi-KAY*D), na buicéid; bucket, the bucket, of the bucket, the buckets.

fómhar (FOH-uhr), an fómhar, an fhómhair (un OH-ir), na fómhair; autumn, etc.

buidéal (bwi-DAY*L), an buidéal, an bhuidéil (uh vwi-DAY*L), na buidéil; bottle, etc.

scéal (shkay*l), an scéal, an scéil (uh SHKAY*L), na scéalta (SHKAY*L-tuh); story, etc.

siléar (shee-LAY*R), an siléar, an tsiléair (uh tee-LAY*R), na siléir; cellar, etc.

ostán (ohs-TAW*N), an t-ostán, an ostáin (un ohs-TAW*-in), na hostáin; hotel, etc.

glas (glahs), an glas, an ghlais (glahsh), na glais; lock, etc.

peann, (pyoun), an peann, an phinn (uh FING), na pinn; pen, etc.

oileán (IL-aw*n), an t-oileán, an oileáin (un IL-aw*-in), na hoileáin (nuh HIL-aw*-in; island, etc.

rialtas (REE-uhl-tuhs), an rialtas, an rialtais (uh REE-uhl-tish), na rialtais; government, etc.

rabhadh (ROU-uh), an rabhadh, an rabhaidh (uh ROU-wee), na rabhaidh; warning, etc.

parlús (PAHR-lus), an parlús, an pharlúis (uh FAHR-lush), na parlúis; parlor, etc.

i measc (mask), in the middle of (with the genitive)

líon, (LEE-uhn), líonaim, ag líonadh (LEE-uh-nuh), fill, I fill, filling

géar (gay*r), sharp, sour

Drill

We continue with practice on use of the genitive in the first declension. Here is an example of the drill to be gone through:

Combine: ag líonadh; an buicéad, using the genitive. The result is: ag líonadh an bhuicéid (uh LEE-uh-nuh uh vwi-KAY*D), filling the bucket.

le linn; an fómhar

taréis; an rabhadh

ag briseadh; an buidéal

ar chúl; an rialtas

timpeall; an t-ostán

de bharr; an peann

os comhair; an glas

in aice; an siléar

chun; an t-oileán

ag léamh; an scéal

ag ceannach; an buicéad

ag glanadh; an parlús

Do the same drill with the following, but translate into Irish first:

above the boat

after the story

the postman

reading the book

around the floor

the son's hat

next to the match

cleaning the table

the boatman

closing the door

after the dinner

the island's boat

Key to the drill phrases:le linn an fhómhair; taréis an rabhaidh; ag briseadh an buidéil; ar chúl an rialtais; timpeall an ostáin; de bharr an phinn; os comhair an ghlais; in aice an tsiléir; chun an oileáin; ag léamh an scéil; ag ceannach an bhuicéid; ag glanadh an pharlúis.

Os cionn an bháid (ohs KYOON uh VWAW*-id); taréis an scéil (tahr AY*SH uh SHKAY*L); fear an phoist (far uh FWISHT); ag léamh an leabhair (uh LAY*V un LOU-wir); timpeall an urláir (TIM-puhl un oor-LAW*-ir); hata uh mhic (HAH-tuhn VIK); in aice an lasáin (in A-kuhn luh-SAW*-in); ag glanadh an bhoird (uh GLUHN-uhn VWIRD); fear an bháid (far uh VWAW*-id); ag dúnadh an dorais (uh DOON-uhn DUH-rish); taréis an dinnéir (tahr AY*SH uh din-YAY*R); bád an oileáin (baw*d un IL-aw*-in).

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