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exercise LV
§ 323. dh and gh slender in the middle of words
Similarly, in the middle of words, ḋ and ġ slender are silent, but lengthen the preceding short vowel or digraph.
| i | is lengthened to | ee |
| ai | is lengthened to | ei |
| ei | is lengthened to | ei |
| oi | is lengthened to | ee |
| ui | is lengthened to | ee |
Thus :—
§ 324.
| Siġle | (shee'-lĕ), Sheela, Cecilia |
| Briġid | (bree-id), Brigid |
| taiġḃse | (theiv'-shĕ), a ghost |
| eiḋean | (ei'- ăn), ivy |
| oiḋċe | (eeh'-yĕ), night |
| coṁnuiġeann | (kōn'-ee'-ăN), dwells, lives |
§ 325. A few words like:
| are pronounced like: | ||
| cruiḋe | (kree-ĕ), heart | kree |
| luiġe | (Lee'- ĕ), lying | Lee |
| suiḋe | (see'- ĕ), sitting | see |
| buiḋe | (bwee'- ĕ) yellow | bwee |
§ 326. In Connaught and Ulster some few words with ḋ and ġ are pronounced as if spelled with ḃ:—
| eiḋean | ivy | (ei'-ăn) | (ev'- ăn) |
| guiḋe | praying | (Gee'-ĕ) | (Giv'- ĕ) |
| tuiġe | straw, thatch | (thee'- ĕ) | (thiv'- ĕ) |
| maguiḋir | Maguire | (mă-Gee'-ir) | (mă-Giv-ir) |
In this the Munster dialect is right. However, the Munster usage is distinctly wrong in exactly the opposite way, as shown in § 275.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English
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