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58. ualaċ, a load, burden.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
Nom. & Acc. ualaċ ualaiġe
Gen. ualaiġ ualaċ
Dat. ualaċ ualaiġiḃ
Voc. a ualaiġ a ualaiġe

mullaċ, a summit; eudaċ, cloth; bealaċ, a path, a way; órlaċ, an inch; and aonaċ, a fair, are declined like ualaċ. Aonaċ has nom. pl. aonaiġe or aontaiġe.

59. coileaċ, a cock.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
Nom. & Acc. coileaċ coiliġ
Gen. coiliġ coileaċ
Dat. coileaċ coileaċaiḃ
Voc. a ċoiliġ a ċoileaċa

60. Besides the above simple method of forming the genitive singular of most nouns of this declension, there are also the following modifications of the vowels of the nominative singular:—

Change eu or éa in nom. sing. into éi in gen. sing.
ia éi
o (short) ui
io or ea usually i

All the other cases of these nouns are formed in accordance with the rules given above.