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exercise XV

§ 160. Combination of three vowels

A aoi is sounded like ee
B eoi is sounded like eo
  iai is sounded like ia
  iui is sounded like iu
  uai is sounded like ua

It is obvious that as these differ from ao, eo, ia, iu, ua in having i added, the following consontant will have its slender sound.

§ 161. Words

ciuin (kewn), calm, quiet
deas (das), pretty
dreoilín (drōl'-een), a wren
Eoin (ōn), John
fuair (foo'-ĕr), found, got
géar (gaer), sharp
litir (lit'-ir), a letter
Seon (shōn), John
Seoinín (shōn'-een), little John
uaim (oo'-ĕm), from me

Eoin is the oldest from of the Irish for John, hence, MacEoin, MacKeon, Johnson. Seon is a later form; hence the diminutive Seoinín = Jackeen.

§ 162. Dia, God, used in many phrases. Dia duit (dee'ă dhit), God to thee, God save you; a short popular salutation. Dia linn (dee'a lin), God with us—said after sneezing.

§ 163. a is used when addressing one by name: a Úna, O Una!

 

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16

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