45
55. In Connaught and Munster ann is proclitic in annso, annsan, annsúd (i.e., ann is not accented, but throws its accent on to the following syllable):
| Munster | - | annso′, | annsan′, | annsúd′, |
| Connaught | - | inseo′, | insin′, | in siúd′. |
| Ulster | - | ann′seo, | ann′sin, | ann′siúd. |
56. The n of the singular article (an) is usually omitted (in pronunciation), unless a vowel immediately precedes or follows, e.g.—
- as an tobar=as a’ tobar,
- dún an doras=dún a’ doras;
but, an oiḋċe, tá an doras dúnta (=tá ’n, &c), go dtí an áit, &c.
When emphatic, however, the n is retained—
- an fear so=in fear so,
- an ḃean san=in ḃean san.
57. The preposition ag is usually pronounced eg or ig, though ge (from aige) is common in Munster.
The g of ag is not pronounced before verbal nouns beginning with a consonant:—
- ag fás=ă fás; ag dul=ă dul;
- but, ag ól, ag imirt.
If a vowel precedes and a consonant follows, the ag is suppressed: tá sé ag dul=tá sé ’dul.
Ġá or ḋá (before verbal nouns)=á (generally), the á being always stressed. The a of ag on the contrary is never stressed.
In the compounds of ag with the personal pronouns
