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Cuinn | cuiḃeasaċ | cuiḃreaċ |
cruinn | dliġe | druim |
duinn | duiḃe | Ó Duiḃir |
fuinn | fuiġleaċ | fuiḋeaċ |
fuiġeall | fuinnseog | fill |
grinn | guiḋe | im |
impiġ | inntinn | linn (a pool) |
luim | luiġe | luiġead |
Muiṁneaċ | muinntir | niṁe |
niṁneaċ | puimp | rinnce |
sliġe | suiḋe | Mac Suiḃne |
soiġead | timċeall | tinn |
riompe | ruim | Mill |
(a) In the following words “oi” is pronounced î:—roinn, roinnt, doiṁin (dhîng), foiḋinne (fîng-e).
(b) The following pronouns are not lengthened except in poetry:—sinn, linn, againn (accent on second syllable).
73. Protected r never produces a diphthong, but lengthens the preceding vowel.
The following table shows the vowels which are lengthened:—
a | is lengthened to | á |
u | „„ | ó |
ea | „„ | á (first caol vowel) |
ei | „„ | éi |
oi[1] | „„ | ói |
ui[1] | „„ | úi |
ai | „„ | ái |