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| 25. | b | is eclipsed by | m. |
| c | " | g. | |
| d | " | n. | |
| f | " | ḃ. | |
| g | " | n. | |
| p | " | b. | |
| t | " | d. |
| a mbárd (their poet) | is pronounced | a maurd. |
| a gcapall (their horse) | " | a gŏpàl. |
| ár ndán (our poem) | " | aur naun. |
| i ḃfuil (in blood) | " | ă vwil. |
| a ngiolla (their servant) | " | ang illŭ. |
| i bpéin (in pain) | " | a baen. |
| a dtalaṁ (their land) | " | a dhŏl-ŭv. |
Although n is used as the eclipsing letter of g, the sound of n is not heard, but the simple consonant sound ng; therefore it would be more correct to say that g is eclipsed by ng.
Rules for Eclipsis.
26. (a) The possessive adjectives plural—ár, our; ḃur, your; and a, their—eclipse the initial consonant of the next word, as ár dtiġearna, our Lord; ḃur gcapall, your horse; a mbád, their boat.
(b) The article eclipses the initial consonant of the noun in the genitive plural (both genders): láṁa na ḃ‑fear, (the) hands of the men.
(c) A simple preposition followed by the article
