8. Nouns in _ach_, chiefly Patronymics, formed from Proper Names, thus; from Donull _Donald_, is formed Donullach _a man of the name of Macdonald_; from Griogar _Gregor_, Griogarach _a Macgregor_; so Leodach _a Macleod_, Granntach _a Grant_, &c., from Albainn _Scotland_, Albannach _a Scotsman_; from Eirin _Ireland_, Eirineach _an Irishman_. These Nouns form their Plural regularly, Donullaich, Leodaich, Albannaich, Eirinich. So the following _Gentile_ Nouns, which occur in the Gaelic Scriptures, are regularly formed from their respective Primitives, Partuich _Parthians_, Medich _Medes_, Elamuich _Elamites_, Acts ii. 9. Macedonaich _Macedonians_, 2 Cor. ix. 2, 4. See also Gen. xv. 19, 20, 21; Exod. xxiii. 23, 28.[116].
9. Collective Nouns in _ach_; as, duille _a leaf_, duilleach _foliage_; giuthas _fir_, giuthasach _a fir wood_; iughar _yew_, iugharach _a yew copse_; fiadh _a deer_, fiadhach _deer, a herd of deer_; crion _diminutive, shrunk_, crionach _decayed wood_.
1. Adjectives in _ach_, formed generally from Nouns; as, from fìrinn _truth_, fìrinneach _true, faithful_; from sunnt _glee_, sunntach _cheerful_; cràdh _pain_, cràiteach _painful_; togradh _desire_, togarrach _willing, desirous_.
2. Adjectives in _mhor_ or _or_, derived from Nouns; as, from àdh _felicity_, adhmhor _happy, blessed_; from feoil _flesh_, feolmhor _carnal_; from neart _strength_, neartmhor _strong_.
3. Adjectives in _ail_ derived from Nouns; as, from fear _man_, fearail _manful_; from caraid _a friend_, cairdail contr. for caraidail _friendly_; from namhaid _an enemy_, naimhdail contr. for namhaidail _hostile_; from sùrd _alertness_, surdail _alert_[117].
4. A few Adjectives in _ta_ or _da_, derived from Nouns; as, Gaelta _belonging to the Gael_; Eireanda _Irish_; Romhanta _Roman_; _Kirk._ fìreanta _righteous_, Matt. xxiii. 35.
Verbs in _ich_, for the most part Transitive, and implying causation, derived from Nouns or Adjectives; as, from geal { 168} _white_, gealaich _to whiten_; naomh _holy_, naomhaich _to sanctify_; cruinn _round_, cruinnich _to gather together_; lamh _the hand_, laimhsich _to handle_; cuimhne _memory_, cuimhnich _to remember_. A few are Intransitive; as, from crith _tremor_, criothnuich _to tremble_; fann _feeble_, fannuich _to faint_.