Definite articles in the genitive case
The genitive case is the case a noun goes into when it is indicating origin, possession or character.
The definite articles in the genitive case are as follows:
| Masculine Nominative Singular | Nominative singular form | Genitive form of the article | Meaning |
| an | an rathad | deireadh an rathaid | the end of the road |
| a’ | an gille | ceann a’ ghille | the boy’s head |
| an t- | an t-òran | faclan an òrain the | words of the song |
| an t- | sneachd | coire an t-sneachda | Corrie of the snow, literally kettle of the snow |
| Feminine Nominative Singular | Singular form of the article | Genitive form of the article | Meaning |
| na | a’ chaileag | leabhar na caileig | the girl’s book |
| na h- | an uiseag | gob na h-uiseig | the beak of the lark |
| Masculine and Feminine Nominative Plural | Nominative plural form of the article | Genitive form of the article | Meaning |
| nan | na caileagan | leabhraichean nan caileagan | the girls’ books |
| nam (before nouns beginning with b,f,m,p) | na pàrantan na bàtaichean | cùram nam pàrantan caladh nam bàta (many genitive plurals have the same form as the singular) | the parents’ concerns the harbour of the boats |
NextPage 2 of 3
