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Which Gender? Fireann no Boireann?

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:18 pm
by GunChleoc
Tha mi air duilleag ùr a chur ris an làrach-lìn againn. Tha mi an dòchas gum bi i feumail dhuibh. Ma lorgas sibh mearachdan sam bith, innsibh dhomh.

I have added a new page to our website. I hope it will be useful. Please let me know if you find any mistakes.

Gnè - Gender


Cuideachd, dh'imrich mi na duilleagan a leanas fo thiotal ùr "Treòraichean / Guides"

I have also moved the following pages under a new heading "Treòraichean / Guides"
  • A beginner's guide to finding stuff in the Stòr-Dàta
  • Gnàthachas Litreachaidh - Orthography
  • What is this a I'm seeing?

Re: Which Gender? Fireann no Boireann?

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:42 pm
by Thrissel
Good idea.

Three hints:

1) According to Form - Masculine:
Also those ending in -ear?

2) According to Meaning - Feminine:
Also languages?

3) Broad or slender:
'Broad/slender nouns' means 'nouns whose last syllable is broad/slender'?

Re: Which Gender? Fireann no Boireann?

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:02 pm
by GunChleoc
1. Tha thu ceart
Fhuair mi mura-bhitheann anns an Stòr-Data: èistear (hearer), lèirsinnear (scanner), mainnsear (manger), nèapaigear (handkerchief)
Tha neapaigear fireann a-rèir Chailean Mark
Tha èistear fireann a-rèir an Fhaclair Bhig 7 Dwelly
Tha lèirsinnear fireann a-rèir an Fhaclair Bhig
Tha mainnsear fireann a-rèir an Fhaclair Bhig ach chan eil e ach litreachadh Gàidhlig air manger agus mar sin cha bhiodh an riaghailt seo iomchaidh.
Saoilidh mu gu bheil an Stòr-Dàta cearr.

2. http://www2.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/facl ... r/cananan/
Tha a h-uile gun aca ann an -is boireann gu cinnteach. Dè mu dheidhinn an còrr?

3. Chan e an lide ach a' chonnrag mu dheireadh. Chuir mi mìneachadh ris an riaghailt, tapadh leat!

Re: Which Gender? Fireann no Boireann?

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:36 am
by Thrissel
GunChleoc wrote:2. http://www2.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/facl ... r/cananan/
Tha a h-uile gun aca ann an -is boireann gu cinnteach. Dè mu dheidhinn an còrr?
A rèir Mark 's ann boireann a tha Eabhra, Indig agus Laideann - agus gun iongnadh Beurla agus Gàidhlig. Cha chreid mi gum biodh Afragàns, Farsai no Sùlu eadar-dhealaichte.