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exercise LXVII

§ 394. Eclipsis of p, c, t

Instead of saying

It was found easier to say arn bóca, arn geann, arn bín ; then the n dropped out, and to preserve the original word, we now write:

Here again we see the rule for pronouncing eclipsed words exemplified—the eclipsed letters p, c, t are not noticed in pronuncation.

§ 395. Translate into English

• Níl gráḋ agaiḃ ar ḃur dtír.
• Atá gráḋ mór againn ar Éirinn, ar dtír.
• Atá Nóra agus Briġid ag obair ag an tobar, atá a drúinne láidir, aċt atá mo ṫúirne [??]
• Níl doras ar an dteaċ.
• Tá Art agus Niall ag teaċt; fág a mbealaċ.

§ 396. Translate into Irish

• Our island, our country.
• They have no money, their pocket is empty.
• There is not a shipping in their pocket.
• Our tree is green yet.
• They are not working now, their spinning wheel is broken.
• John and James are coming home to Ireland, their father died, and their house is now empty.
• Leave our way.
• Their mother died, their heart is broken.
• We have our health yet.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16