Tuisil ginideach notes

Tuiseal ginideach

Where do we use the Tuisil ginideach?

1.      Phrases with the word ‘of’ in English

-          Teach > cúl an tí

-          Scoil > príomhoide na scoile

2.      Phrases where possession is involved

-          Peann Sheáin

-          Teach Chiara

3.      Phrases that are involved with amount

-          Airgead > níos mó airgid

-          Gruaig > mo chuid gruaige

-          Taisteal > go leor taistil

-          Am > níos lú ama

-          Caint > an iomarca cainte

-          Eolas > tuilleadh eolais

-          Arán- beagánín aráin

4.      Phrases ending in ‘ing’ in English

-          Teach > ag fágáil an tí

-          Obair > ag déanamh na hoibre

5.      When there’s a relationship between two nouns

-          Siopa + ceol > siopa ceoil

-          Lá + obair > lá oibre

-          Leath + lá > leath lae

6.      With réamhfhocail comhshuite

-          Teach > ar fud an tí

-          Seachtain > I rith na seachtaine

-          Bóthar > I lár an bhóthair

-          Scoil > os comhair na scoile

7.      When talking about periods of time

-          Seachtain >ar feadh seachtaine

-          Mí > ar feadh míosa

-          Tamall > I gceann tamaill

Na díchlaontaí

                       

Díchlaonadh 1:

Ø  All masculine words fall into this group where it is possible to add an i

Ø  Some words follow a set approach when slenderising

-          Bacach > Bacaigh                                                       ach > aigh

-          Oifigeach > Oifigigh                                                   each/íoch > igh

Díchlaonadh 2:

Ø  All feminine words fall into this group where it is possible to add an e

Ø  People often place the words ‘im’ and ‘sliabh’ in this declension however they are both masculine. (Exceptions).

Ø  Some words take the following endings in the the TG.

-          Gealach > gealaí                                                         (e)ach> (a)í

Díchlaonadh 3:

Ø  Words in this group are masculine and feminine.

Ø  The majority of the time the word will be a profession.

Ø  An a is added in TG

Ø  The majority of the words in this declension end with these endings

Áil, úil, aíl, úint, cht, éir, eoir, óir agus úir

Díchlaonadh 4:

Ø  The words in this group are all masculine.

Ø  When there is no possibility of adding an I the masculine word goes in this group.

Ø  No ending is added here.

Díchlaonadh 5:

Ø  The words in this group are all feminine.

Ø  When there is no possibility of an a you put the word into this group.

Ø  Words are broadened in this group when they end with ch,d,r or n

Mar shampla-

            Traen > traenach

            Athair > Athar

            Litir > litreach