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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
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