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 change the & into C^oeX) ; thus, ^ ^ JAe wawie o/ a tree, nom. plu. ?v c?6ew ; others change the <& into o) in the nom. plu. as, W T >?&> jfoA, nom. plu. Xr*ex> fishes, and others have the regular plural by adding W to the nom. sing. thus, ~&>(fo the body, nom. plu. ~&>r&e>3 bodies, 1TV& ^ e tcaisf, nom. plu. IPj&eX) waists.

The noun ~ooo n^rfa makes the nom. plu. $ p -*>, and the noun 3q) a cow, makes in the norn- plu. either 3q5)ex3 O r 55ew.

IRREGULAR "SJSTCS&O NOUNS-

As it is hardly possible to form any general rules for the declension of the 190 irregular "w^f CS$M nouns : a list of most of them is subjoined, shewing the nominative singular, the inflexion singular, and the nominative plural of each. Except in the formation of these cases, the whole follow the general rules for declension laid down in rule 143 &c.

Most of the following nouns change the last syllable of the nominative sin- 191 gular into & O r C3 to form the inflexion singular, and into o2fc or &o to form the nominative plural, some of them also form the nominative plural, in the regular manner by adding *> to the nominative singular.

Nom. sing. Inflex- sing. Nom. plu. / Waler boiled >f r ^e purposed ^ & ZZ&vo or (^ of dressing nee fyc. . ....... J f Any thing placed under a | ) 1 ' ou J, ld vessel to P revent ifs Vo^^S oc&5b^o or falling, such as a straw I ( rope 8fc. ..., ....... . ...... ) Theforehead. ........... >C&>^ c^?^5bex) or The mouth ............. ~&rt>3 "^b-D5bex> or The west. .... ..... . . . S5c35b&3 SSSiS&esex) A river .............. &&3 ^asoew or C A plain, an open field, an~ _ ^ ew J empty space of ground, an >J/^ ^e3oex) or {^esplanade, the outside. ..) 00^8 The palate or throat* . . . o^^S fc?o?sewo or