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"Cat" in Irish is a masculine noun of the first declension, so the genitive plural for "cave of cats" would be "uaimh na gcat" - it's easier to see the Angliciz
by smaccona 8y ago
"Cat" in Irish is a masculine noun of the first declension, so the genitive plural for "cave of cats" would be "uaimh na gcat" - it's easier to see the Anglicization then into "Oweynagat".
- lawlessone 8y agoyeah that makes a lot more sense, i'm years out of school and i was never good at Irish but the word stuck out.