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exercise xXXIX

§ 239. S is never aspirated except at the beginning of a word, an even then, when followed by c, g, b, m, p, it is not aspirated because ṡ , i.e., h, could not be pronounced before these consonants. —

Thus: mo sgéal, mo sgioból, mo sgian.

§ 240. Táinig (thaun'-ig), came, did come, is now usually spelled ṫainig (haunig); as ṫainig Séamas go Baile Aṫa Cliaṫ, James came to Dublin. Ní ṫáinig sé fós, he did not come yet.

§ 241. Tug (thug); gave, did give, is now usually spelled ṫug (hug); as, ṫug Caṫal sgian do Niall, Cahal gave a knife to Niall; ní ṫug sé capall do Niall, he did not give a horse to Niall.

§ 242. O Tuaṫail (ō thoo'-ah-il), O'Toole; flaiṫ (floh), a prince, maiṫ (moh), good.

In words of one syllable the ending -aiṫ is pronounced a-iṫ (o-eeh) in Connaught and Ulster; as, maiṫ (mo-eeh), flaiṫ (flo-eeh).

§ 243. Translate into ENglish

• Atá Caṫal in Éirinn anois.
• Níl sé in Éirinn fós, ní ṫáinig sé fós.
• Níl flaiṫ in Éirinn anois.
• Tug mé sgilling do Nóra, agus atá sgilling eile as Nóra.
• Atá coirce maiṫ ins an sgioból ag Art O Tuaṫail.
• Ní ṫug an réalt solas mór do’n tír.
• Níl srian sgam anois; fuair Caṫal capall agus srian uaim.

§ 244. Translate into Irish

• My knife is not sharp.
• My story is long.
• There is barley in my barn now.
• There is a good prince in the country.
• The prince is going to Dublin.
• Art O'Toole gave a blow to Niall O'Neill.
• The young prince did not come yet to Erin., he is in the other country yet.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16