adjectiveA word used to describe a person or thing. must agree with nouns. This means:
a masculine nounThe name of a thing such as an object, a place or a person. Nouns are often described as naming words. does not affect the spelling of the adjective which follows
a feminine noun causes an aspirate / séimhiú In Irish, to aspirate / séimhiú is when the letter 'h' is placed after the first letter in a word. / séimhiú to the adjective which follows
m = masculine noun
f = feminine noun
Examples
fuinneog mhór has an aspiration / séimhiú because fuinneog is feminine (f)
tábla mór has not got an aspiration / séimhiú because tábla is masculine (m)
