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(d) Ḋ (broad) in the termination of the past tense, autonomous form, gets a variety of pronunciations—viz., ḃ in W. Cork, Kerry, and Galway; g in E. Cork, Waterford, and Kerry; ċ in N. and W. Kerry, Corkaguiney and Clare.
(e) Ḋ (broad) in some verbal nouns is sometimes pronounced ṁ—e.g., léiġeaḋ or léiġeaṁ, ḋéanaḋ, or déanaṁ, caiṫeaḋ or caiṫeaṁ. When ḋ in verbal nouns is not pronounced as ṁ it is silent, but in Ulster and Connaught it lengthens the a or ea to oo: bualaḋ, molaḋ.
(f) Ḋa as the termination of an adjective=ga in Munster; but ġa in Connaught. Cróḋa, diaḋa; in muinntearḋa, ḋa=ṫa.
Examples.—Ḋá, ḋán, ġol, ġuiḋ, báḋ, laoġ, margaḋ, ġeall, ġiolla, laoiġ, marcaiġ, d’ imṫiġ sé, ċuaiḋ sé, beiḋ sé.
Ṗ and F.
39. Ṗ slender is pronounced like slender f; ṗ broad like broad f.
Ḟ, broad and slender, is silent (§ 35 (b))—
ṗíob (= fíob_, ṗáisde (= fáisde), ṗort, ṗós, ṗinginn, ṗúnt, ṗór, ní ḟuil (=níl), m’ḟear (=mear), tá sé in’ḟear (inear).
Ṫ and Ṡ.
40. Ṫ and Ṡ are pronounced like h (§ 29). When ṡ slender is followed by a long leaṫan vowel sound it is pronounced like initial ċ slender (§ 35 (c))—
