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exercise LXXVIII
§ 453. Irregular Words C
Some few words are irregularly pronounced because some consonants in them are not pronounced fully.
§ 454. Thus in a few words the three consontants ngn are contracted to N in pronounciation.
| congnaḋ | not (kŭng'-nă | but (koon'-ă) help |
| iongnaḋ | not (ŭng'-n/a or iNG'-nă) | but (oo'-Nă), wonder |
| diongnaḋ | not (diNG'-nă) | but dee'-Nă) |
In Connaught kooNoo, eeNoo, deeNoo.
§ 455. In many words
| dṫ | are pronounced t | (t = d + h ) |
| gṫ | are pronounced c | (k = g + h) |
| ḃṫ, ṁṫ | are pronounced f | (f = v + h) |
| mċ | are pronounced mp |
Thus
| séidṫe | is pronounced as | séite |
| leagṫa | is pronounced as | leaca |
| líoṁṫa | is pronounced as | líofa |
| O'Duḃṫaiġ | is pronounced as | (ō dhuf'-ee) |
| O'Coḃṫaiġ | is pronounced as | (ō kŭf'-ee) |
| iomċur | is pronounced as | (ŭmpur) |
| timċeall | is pronounced as | (timpăL) |
| lúṫṁar | is pronounced as | lúfar |
§ 456. The names of rivers are feminine
| an Ḃóinn | (ăn Wōn) | the Boyne |
| an Ḟeoir | (ăn yōr) | the Nore |
| an Ḃearḃa | (ăn war'-wa) | the Barrow |
| an Laoi | (ăn Lee) | the Lee |
| an Ḟeaḃail | (ăn ou'-ĕ) | the Foyle |
| an Life | (ăn Lif'-ĕ) | the Liffey |
| an Éirne | (ăn aer'-nĕ) | the Erne |
| an Ṁuaiḋ | (ăn Woo'-ee) | the Moy |
note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English
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