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Exercise LXXII
§ 422. Irregular Words, b
Some words are irregular from the fact that a consonant in a word is moved from its proper position for greater ease in pronunciation.
| Conċuḃar, Connor | is often pronounced cnoċuḃ'r (KnŭCH-00r ) |
| Muinċille, a sleeve | is often pronounced mnuiċilla (mnee'-hi-lĕ') |
| Coisriġ, bless | is often pronounced carsig (kor'-sig) |
§ 423. The words for "brother" and "sister"
| dearḃ-ḃráṫair | deirḃṡiór | |
| correct | dar'-ăv-vrau'-hĕr | derv-hyoor |
| contracted, Con. | dreh'-aur | dreh'-sor |
| contracted, Mun. | dreh-aur' | dreh-sor' |
| contracted, Ulst. | daar'-hăr | der'-hăr |
The possesive case and plural of "sister" is deirḃṡeaṫar (der'-ev-ha'-hăr), shortened to dref-aer'
But the learner should pronounce these two words correctly as above. They are the most curiously pronounced of all the words in the langage.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English
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