Imatges de pàgina
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INTRODUCTION

TO THE

IRISH LANGUAGE.

PART FIRST.

AN ORIGINAL AND COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR.

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D 1 thick, before a, o or u,

this sound is not found in dán, a poem

English, (3)

2 liquid, before e or i, as d dearmud, forget

in guardian,

E 1 long, as ea in great, 2 short, as e in let,

F 1 as f in fan,

G 1 before e or i, as g in get,

2 before a, o or u, as g in

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Sfulness

se, sir

soillse, light fáilte, welcome gean, love

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gorm, blue

rig, a king min, meal

L 1 single,

Sound

L 1 single, as l in ale,
2 double, this sound is not
found in English, (4)
3 liquid, as l in paliant,

M 1 as m in man,

N 1 single, as n in now,
2 double, this sound is not
found in English, (5)

3 liquid, as n in new,
O 1 long, as o in more,
2 long and broad, as o in lord,
3 short, as o in not,

P 1 as p in pin,

R 1 single, this sound is not found in English, (6)

2 double, as r in fur,

S 1 thick, this sound is not found in English, (7) S

2 as sh in shield,

Example mil, honey

mall, slow

buille, a blow
mo, my
duine, a man

ceann, a head
bainne, milk
mór, great
pór, seed,
gob, a beak
poll, a pit

crion, withered
barr, the
the top

sonas, happiness!

sin, that

Tthick, before a, o, or u,
this sound; is not foundStart,.
in English, (8)

2 liquid, before e or i, as t
in bastion,

thirst

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340 99PDG I teine, forei

U 1 long, as u in true,

tu, thou

; 2 short, as u in but,

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cumus, power

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N. B. H; as no Irish word begins radically with this letter, it is considered only as a mark of aspiration; and when affixed to a consonant, it is denoted by a point placed over it, thus, mol II

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b, c, d, f, g, m, ps, trdenote bh, ch, dh, fh, gh, mh, ph, sh, th, (9) I The letters are classed as follows:d

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