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Ei is produced (§ 68). In Dēsi ṁ, in addition to the above, produces this diphthong.
| eiḋean | feiḋil | leiġeas |
| leiġeasaċ | meiḋir | meiḋg |
| meiḋreaċ | Eiḃlín | greim |
| deiṁeas | geiṁreaḋ |
For longer list refer to § 68.
108. In the following words ei is pronounced “i” in Munster.
| deifir | ḋeineas | teine |
| neid | smeig | smeigín |
| feicsint | gein | meiṫil |
| deiṫneas | meisneaċ | feiṫeaṁ |
| leinḃ=linḃ or lenḃ | ||
| leigint=ligint or leogaint (eo short, § 100 (a)). | ||
(a) In Ulster ei=i in the following words: meisce, greim, eile beirc, ceiṫre, leigim, deiṁeas, geiṁreaḋ (Craig).
109. In the following words “i” is pronounced like “e,” in Munster:—
litir (=leitir), litireaċ, litearḋa, tinneas, file.
IA.
110. In the digraph ia, i is always the stressed vowel, and gets the full sound of í (§ 12), whilst the a is always unstressed, and consequently equals the second a in “capall.” (M. U. & C).
