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Pi. bóithre gen. pi. gen. pi. gen. pi. |na g]ceolta [na m]bealai [na m ]bóithre 35 F ir s t D e c len sio n - V o c a t iv e P lu ra l The vocative case in the plural is formed in the same way as the nom . , except in the case of those nouns whose plural is formed by making the final consonant slender. In the latter case, - a is added to the nom. sg. form: fear oifigeach Gael 36 nom. pi. nom. pi. nom. pi. fir oifigigh Gaeil voc. pi. voc. pi. voc. pi. ) and end in a consonant. G e n i t i v e S in g u l a r In the genitive singular, - e is added to the final consonant of the noun which is first made slender if it is not already slender: coill súil bróg cluas géag coille súile bróige cluaise géige Polysyllabic words ending in - (e)ach become - (a)i: cailleach -» cailli gealach -» gealai There are some exceptions in the second declension to the usual rules governing slendering.

Cosa pi. póga gen. pi. gen. pi. gen. pi. [na [na [na m]bróg g]cos b]póg If the nom . pi. is formed in any other way, the gen. pi. form will be the same as the nom . pi. form: oifig páirc nom. nom. pi. oifigi pi. páirceanna gen. pi. gen. pi. [na [na n-]oifigi b]páirceanna 39 There are some irregular forms used in the genitive plural of nouns of the second declension; consult the section in this grammar entitled Genitive Plural of Nouns of all Declensions. There is no special vocative plural form for nouns in the second declension: in io n a c h a b a in tr e a c h a 40 -» a in io n a c h a !

There is no special vocative plural form for nouns in the fourth declension: c a ilin i 46 -» a c h a ilin i! b a n a ltr a i -» a b h a n a ltra i! A L is t o f C o m m o n F o u r t h D ec len sio n N o u n s achaini, acra, aguisin, aicme, aigne, ailtire, ainm, ainmhi, aintin, Aire, amhránaí, ancaire, aoi, ateangaire, aturnae bá, báidín, baile, balla, banchéile, barra, bata, bearna, béile, bia, bille, bladhaire, blúire, bosca, bricfeasta, briosca, bruach, buama, buille caife, cailin, cárta, cé, ceannaí, ceapaire, céilí, ceirnín, ceo, cigire, cine, cinsire, cipín, ciste, claí, cleasai, cló, club, cluiche, cnaipe, cneá, cnó, cócaire, coinín, coisí, coiste, coláiste, comhartha, comhrá, comrádaí, contae, crúiscín, cú, cúige, cúinne dalta, damhsa, dáta, deoraí, dílleachta, dísle, dornálai, draoi, dréimire, druga, duáilce, duga, duine eachtra, eala, earra, eascaine, easna, eite, eolaí faiche, fáinne, farraige, féasta, féile, féilire, féirín, fia, file, fleá, fógra, foinse, forainm, fórsa, freagra gadai, gairdín, gáire, gála, garáiste, garda, garraí, gé, geata, giolla, giota, glao, gloine, gné, gnó, gráinne, grua, gúna, gunna, guta halla, hata iarla, iarsma, iascaire, inscne, iomaire, iománaí, ionadaí, ionsaí, ispín laige, lampa, lána, lao, laoi, lasta, leabharlannaí, léana, léine, leoithne, line, liosta, lóistín, luibheolaí macalla, machaire, madra, máistir, mála, mangaire, masla, mianra, míle, ministir, moncaí, muga, muinchille, múnla ní, nia, nóta oibrí, oíche, oide, oidhre, oráiste, osna páiste, pána, paróiste, peaca, péarla, peata, pianó, piobaire, pionta, píopa, píosa, planda, pláta, plean, pleidhce, pointe, polasaí, pota, práta, prionsa, profa rabharta, ráca, ráille, reachtaire, réalta, réimse, rí, ribe, rince, róba, rolla, rothaí, ruainne, rúitín, rúnai saineolaí, sampla, saothrai, scála, scata, scéalaí, sciorta, sclábhai, scoláire, scuaine, sealgaire, seanchaí, seanduine, seans, seic, seilf, seó, seomra, sicín, siolla, siopa, slabhra, slí, slua, snáithe, sonra, spiaire, spota, stábla, staraí, stua, suáilce tábhairne, tábla, taibhse, táille, táirge, taisme, taoide, teachta, teachtaire, téacs, téama, teanga, téarma, teicneolaí, tiarna, tine, tionsclaí, tlú, toitín, trá, tráthnóna, tréadaí, tréimhse, tuáille, tubaiste, turcai uisce, uncail, unsa, úrscéalaí veain, véarsa, vóta 47 Fifth D eclension Nouns The nouns in the fifth declension are mostly feminine and end in a slender consonant or a vowel.