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(a) oi = î, in roinnt, doiṁin,[1] foiġne, foiġid, leac-oiḋre, coicṫiḋeas.
98. oiḋ and oiġ (not final) = í (usually).
| croiḋe | oiḋċe | oiḋean |
| ċoiḋċe | istoiḋċe | groiḋe |
99. oi unstressed = unstressed e, or i.
| oileán | oileaṁaint | oireaṁnaċ |
| oideaċas (§ 52 (4)) | oireaċtas |
EO
100. In this digraph the “o” is always the vowel, and, except in a very small number of words, gets its long sound—i.e., ó (except in Ulster). The e is a very audible glide (resembling the English sound of “y”). The “e” is not heard when initial, or when it follows s. In Ulster “e” is likewise the glide, but the “o” = “o” in “lord;” “adorn,” &c. (§ 12 (c)).
| ceo | beo | teo |
| deo | teora | Eoġan |
| eolas | seod | ceol |
| seol | deor | seomra |
| feola | leor | fuiseog |
| driseog | eol | geoḃad |
(a) The “o” is short in deoċ, eoċair, seo, and in Connaught, seomra. As there are very few words in which the digraph eo is pronounced short, it is not necessary to mark the “o” long.
- ↑ In Desmond ḃn and ṁn often produce the sound of ng—e.g., Suiḃne=Suínge; doiṁin, quasi doiṁn=dhîng; aiḃní=îngí; gaiḃní=gîgní.
