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| (5) Ú and U | (6) Í and I | ||
| úr | rúd | min | mil |
| cú | cúl | dil | fir |
| tú | glún | mic | clis |
| dul | muc | glic | slis |
| pluc | pus | ||
| sult | bun | ||
| rug | tug | ||
(7) É and E.
The vowels é and e never occur in modern Irish, except at the end of a word. éi and ei are employed in every other position instead of é and e, respectively.
| sé | mé | éin | scéil |
| Dé | cé | Néill | béim |
| gé | te | léim | réim |
| le | me | céim | méir |
| céill | féin | ||
| éi=é. | féir | léir | |
| péin | éist | géim | géill |
CHAPTER VI.
Aspiration.
34. The word “aspiration” comes from the Latin word “aspirare” which means “to breathe;” hence when we say a consonant is aspirated, we mean that the breath is not completely stopped in the forma-
