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(c) In the following words “a” is a mere glide, and “i” is the vowel in Minister:—
bain, faide, glaise, glaine, caime agaiḃ.
ai=í in crainn, gaill, baill, daill. Refer to § 67 (c).
86. Ai following a labial (b, p, m, f), or a guttural gets the sound of the first a in capall, and the “i” is a mere glide.
| bail | blais | bainne |
| baile | caibidil | caidreaṁ |
| caise | caiseal | caismirt |
| cairrgeaċ | faire | fairrge |
| fairsing | flaiṫ[1] | flaiṫeas[1] |
| faitċeas | gairid | gaisce |
| Gailliṁ | mair | mairg |
| maidin | maide | mairḃ |
| maiseaṁail | maiṫ[1] | maiṫeas[1] |
| paidir | paiste | caiṫ[1] |
87. Ai followed by a protected liquid or by Ḋ, Ġ, ḃ+a vowel or liquid is pronounced î = “i” in “high.”
| aiġneas | laiġin | aiḃne |
| maiġdean | saiḋḃir | Taiḋg |
| aimsir | caill | cainnt |
| baintreaċ | sainnt | gaiḃne |
For longer list of words refer to § 67.
(a) In Ulster ai followed by ṫ or ġ=î.
(b) In Desmond, ai=í in snaiḋm, saiġead, claiḋeaṁ. saiḋḃir and saiḋḃreas = sever and seviruss. In Desi saiḋḃir=sîr.
