Fòram na Gàidhlig

I believe that singular feminine nouns lenite adjectives that describes them where possible. I just want to confirm if the following sentences are correct:

an robh a' mhuir fhuar seo bòidheach? = was this cold sea beautiful?
bha a' ghrian mhall glè bhòidheach = the slow sun was very beautful
an robh a' phoit dhubh glè fhuar? = was the black pot very cold?

Yes, you've got the principle for the feminine Nominative (or 'Basic') case.

The Dative also lenites, but not the Genitive.

Full one-page overview here from our resident Grammarmeister, Akerbeltz:

http://www.akerbeltz.org/beagangaidhlig ... islean.pdf


And the background to it all here:


http://www.akerbeltz.org/beagangaidhlig ... sesfem.htm (Feminine nouns + adjectives)

and


http://www.akerbeltz.org/beagangaidhlig ... esmasc.htm (Masculine nouns + adjectives)


(Not that we want to put you off... )

Note also "An robh a' mhuir bòidheach? " (shorter version of your first un). Although "bòidheach"'s used to describe the feminine sea (it can also be masculine...), it's not along with the noun, i.e. not "Was the pretty sea..." but "Was the sea pretty?" and you don't get sound change there.