Forming Plural Nouns Plurals are formed by prefixing the noun. The prefix depends on the gender of the word, and whether it or not it begins with a vowel or consonant. The prefixes are affixed without a hyphen. Gender Prefix Masculine (before vowel) rén Masculine (before consonant) rú Feminine (before vowel) shád Feminine (before consonant) […]
Place names are formed by making phonetic approximations of the place name in its native language. e.g. France becomes “Fràns”. County names and place names are proper nouns, and therefore capitalised. Demonyms Demonyms are not capitalised. Masculine Noun Feminine Noun after a vowel -smá -smogh after a consonant -ísmá -ísmogh Place names to adjectives These […]
Diminutive nouns used to denote smaller, endearing, or more familiar versions. It is formed by a suffix. Masculine Noun Feminine Noun after a vowel -vol -vál after a consonant -évol -ávál
-eta/-ata This is used to derive quality-nouns from adjectives, roughly equivalent to the English suffix “-ness”. Adjective starts with masculine letter Adjective starts with feminine letter Noun ends in consonant -eta -ata Noun ends in vowel -breta -sweta