A pronouncing Gaelic dictionary: to which is prefixed a consise but most comprehensive Gaelic grammarStirling & Kenney, 1833 - 281 pages |
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Page v
... long ; also u in gun , without touching the -rns in the first instance , and the -n in the latter . Bão - gão- the French eu is somewhat like it . ao is the short sound of the last . E has two sounds , long and short . ĕ long , like ee ...
... long ; also u in gun , without touching the -rns in the first instance , and the -n in the latter . Bão - gão- the French eu is somewhat like it . ao is the short sound of the last . E has two sounds , long and short . ĕ long , like ee ...
Page vi
... long ; eu , ea , ei , are styled always diphthongs : With the ex- ception of the very peculiar sound ao , I do not think there is such in the lan- guage , eu long , and its short sounds ea and ei , having both the vowels sounded . Thus ...
... long ; eu , ea , ei , are styled always diphthongs : With the ex- ception of the very peculiar sound ao , I do not think there is such in the lan- guage , eu long , and its short sounds ea and ei , having both the vowels sounded . Thus ...
Page ix
... long in where , whèr ; 2d , sounds like ā in fame , as , rè an latha , during the day ; 3d , e final has the sound of a ( ao ) in agh , a heifer , beannaichte , byann - éch - tyao , blessed . I sounds like ee in English when marked thus ...
... long in where , whèr ; 2d , sounds like ā in fame , as , rè an latha , during the day ; 3d , e final has the sound of a ( ao ) in agh , a heifer , beannaichte , byann - éch - tyao , blessed . I sounds like ee in English when marked thus ...
Page x
... long sound of ai is improperly used for this ; as maothais for maghais , maŏ.ash , procrastination or loitering in the fields ; from magh , a plain . Ua sounds both letters ; as fuar , făăr , cold ; before gh , th , dh , the a sometimes ...
... long sound of ai is improperly used for this ; as maothais for maghais , maŏ.ash , procrastination or loitering in the fields ; from magh , a plain . Ua sounds both letters ; as fuar , făăr , cold ; before gh , th , dh , the a sometimes ...
Page xii
... long , a three - masted ship , luinge ; lorg , a shepherd's staff , a trace , luirg ; ord , a sledge - hammer , ùird ; poll , mire , puill ; sonn , a hero , suinn ; bonn , a piece of money , the sole of the foot , & c . buinn ; toll , a ...
... long , a three - masted ship , luinge ; lorg , a shepherd's staff , a trace , luirg ; ord , a sledge - hammer , ùird ; poll , mire , puill ; sonn , a hero , suinn ; bonn , a piece of money , the sole of the foot , & c . buinn ; toll , a ...
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