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sonantal sound results. This must not be confounded with eclipsis, which happens only to the initial consonant of a word.
- dn=nn: céadna, Séadna, maidne.
- dl=ll: codlaḋ, codlaim, Fódla, Nodlaig.
- ln=ll: olna, colna, áilne, áilneaċt.
- ngn=n: congnaṁ, iongna.
- lng=l or n: Cuailnge (in Co. Meath), pr. cuaile or cuaine.
129. When a word ends in d, the d is silent before an inflection beginning with t—e.g., creidte, creidtear, céadta, druidtear, goidte, dearṁadta, séidtear, sméidte, troidtear.
130. In Ulster, ḃ or ṁ final following a liquid (or vowel) in monosyllables is silent, but it lengthens the helping vowel to ú: tarḃ (tarú), leanḃ (leanú), garḃ (garú), marḃ (marú), searḃ (searú), láṁ (lá-ú), cnáṁ (crá-ú), sliaḃ (slí-ú).
Assimilation of L and N.
131. In Munster when l and n are followed by r, they are usually assimilated and become silent, but, nevertheless, a diphthong is developed in the preceding vowel.
- scannraṁ (=scaḃraṁ or scaḃn-raḋ).
- deallraṁ (=deaḃraṁ or deá-raṁ).
- bainríoġain (=baḃríon).
- deallraṁaċ (=deaḃrúć).
- banlaṁ (=baḃlaṁ).
- branraḋ (=braḃra).
