Irish Plural
This page provides information about the plural in Irish. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.
Woman: bean
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Women: mnathan
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Language: cànan
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Languages: cànain
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Man: fear
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Men: fir
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Country: dùthaich
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Countries: dùthchannan
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Boy: gille
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Boys: gillean
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Lake: loch
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Lakes: lochan
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| Girl: caileag |
| Girls: caileagan |
| Pen: peann |
| Pens: peanntan |
These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.
I visited one country: Chuir mi turas do dùthaich.
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She visited three countries: Chuir i turas do trì dùthchannan.
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She has one sister: Tha piuthar aice.
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He has two sisters: Tha dà phiuthar aige.
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| We speak two languages: Tha dà chànan againn. |
| They speak four languages: Tha ceithir cànain aca. |
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