simon-b wrote:To bring things back to the hillwalking topic, I wonder what gender Gaelic cat is in Lochan nan Cat? Bearing in mind kitten is neuter in German, even if it hasn't been neutered, but cat is feminine, even if it's been neutered.
Cat is masculine but kitten - piseag - would be feminine.
It's interesting (to me if no one else). If I was talking about being on the slopes of Am Bodach I would have no choice but to treat it as masculine when naming the mountain.
However if someone asked me - is Am Bodach a beautiful mountain? it would also be fine to say 'S e beinn bhrèagha a th' innte - it's a beautiful mountain that's in her (super grammatically correct would be 'S i but nobody says that).
