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| uġdarṫás | uġmuiġim | uṁa |
| uṁal | mṁalóid | uṁlaċt |
| urlár | urlais | urnaiġṫe |
The “u” is short in guṫ, sruṫ, tiuġ, (M.=tiuḃ).
70. Ṁ and ġ sometimes cause lengthening of o. A síneaḋ ought not to be written because the “o” is not long naturally, and is not pronounced as ó in some places—e.g., Doṁnall, coṁnuiḋe, foġnaṁ, coṁairle. See list given in § 65. In Dēsi the “o” in these words=ú; and the “o” in roṁam, roṁat, &c.,=diphthong “a—ou.”
71. When ġ, or slender ḃ or ṁ, + a vowel comes immediately after l, n, or r, the aspirated consonant is silent, but produces the sound of í.
| Aonġus | carrġas | coinġeall |
| Ó Conailġe | doilġeas | éirġe |
| feadġail | Fearġus | Ó Fearġusa |
| gainṁe | Gaillṁe | glamġail |
| inḃear | inġean | muinġin |
| muirġin | súirġe | |
| beirḃeaḋ=beiriú | ||
72. When i, ui or oi (all short), under tonic accent, is followed by a protected liquid, or by Ḋ, ḃ, Ġ + a vowel or liquid, the i is lengthened to í; the “o” and “u” are merely broad glides in Desmond. In Desi the pronunciation is usually î (§ 67).
| binn | buiḋe | buiḋean |
| cill | cinn | cloiḋeaṁ |
| coill | croiḋe | cuiḃe |
