Plurals
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Most Gaelic nouns have only one plural form. Always check your dictionary to see what it is. There are two main types of endings:
- Endings of –an or –ichean
- Slenderisation
We will give you a very brief overview of these two types using vocabulary you have already met.
| SINGULAR | + (e) an | + (a)ichean | slenderisation |
| Bràthair | bràithrean | ||
| Nighean | nigheanan | ||
| Cèile | cèilean | ||
| seanair | seanairean | ||
| seanmhair | seanmhairean | ||
| Athair | athraichean | ||
| Màthair | màthraichean | ||
| piuthar | peathraichean | ||
| mac | mic | ||
| balach | balaich | ||
| duine | |||
| bean | |||
| mnathan |
Tha bràithrean agam
I have brothers
Tha peathraichean agam
I have sisters