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exercise LVII
§ 334. dh and gh broad, continued
At the END of words, ḋ and ġ silent lengthen the preceding short vowels and digraphs.
| maġ | (mau), a plan |
| soġ | (sō), pleasure |
| cruḋ | (kroo), a horse-shoe |
| eulóḋ | (ael'- ō), escape |
| breaġ | (braa), fine |
| go breaġ | finely |
| fioḋ | (fee), a wood |
§ 335. In words of more than one syllable -aḋ final is pronounced -ă in Munster and -oo elsewhere (except in the termination of verbs, where the older pronunciation is partially retained.
| madaḋ | a dog (modh'-oo, munster modh'-ă) |
| bualaḋ | a beating (boo'-ăl-oo, Munster boo'-ăl-ă) |
Madaḋ ruaḋ, or in Munster madraḋ ruadh, is often used for a fox; the proper word is sionnaċ (shiN'- ăCH)
§ 336. Translate into English
- Cuir cruḋ nuaḋ ar an láir.
- Cuir bróg nuaḋ ar Art óg.
- Ní ġaca mé Nóra ag an tobar ḃí an madaḋ óg óg agus an cú mór agus an laoġ ruaḋ ag an dún.
- Fuair an madaḋ bualaċ trom ó Niall.
- Ní ḟaca an sionnaċ an cú ag teaċt.
§ 337. Translate into Irish
- The dog did not see the deer on the mountain.
- The mountain was high and the deer was young, and there was tall grass growing on the mountain.
- I have a horse-shoe in my pocket.
- Hugh is not deaf.
- The dog was astray on the mountain.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English
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