AN GAOḊHAL
VoL. 1. — No. 2. NOVEMBER, 1881. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish
Roman.
Sound
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
ḃ and ṁ sound like w, when follow¬
ed or preceded by a o u, and like v, if
preceded or followed by e and i; ḋ and
ġ, likey y; ṡ and ṫ like h; ċ like ch; ṗ
like f; ḟ is mute, and all the aspirated
letters at the end of words are nearly
silent.
THIRD LESSON
ADOPTED FROM BOURKE'S
Pronounced.
agus, and, agg-us.
am, time, aum.
ár, slaughter, aw-ur.
bán, white; a paddock, baw-un
bás, death; to perish, baw-iss.
binn, harmonious; respect, binnh.
bos, the open hand, a slap, buss.
brat, garment; flag, brawth.
brón, sorrow, bro-un.
cab, the mouth, lips, cob.
clár, a table, a board, clawr.
car, a friend; a trick, carr.
cos, the foot; consideration, cuss.
dán, a poem, dhawn
dorn, the fist clenched, dhurn.
gorm, blue, gurm.
gort, a field; hunger, gurth.
más, thigh, flank, maw-iss.
milis, sweet, mil-ish.
mí, or mios, a month, mee.
olc, bad, olk.
ór, gold, ore.
pus, the closed lips protruded, puss.
rós, a rose, ro-iss.
rún, secret; beloved, roon.
sal, filth, sall.
sál, the heel, saul.
slat, a rod, yard measure, slath.
trom, heavy ; rebuke, thrum.
úr, fresh, oor.
1. Am ár agus ór. 2. bos agus cos
3. bán agus gorm. 4. brat agus slat
5. mac agus rún. 6. más agus sál.
7. mil agus ór. 8. úr, olc agus trom
9. bos agus dorn. 10. pus agus cab.
11. dán fada binn. 12. im agus mil úr
13. gort agus brón, 14. lá agus mí
15. mí olc; gort bán; ór trom; anam
agus corp; min ṁín, ṁils. 16. brat
gorm; im úr, bán agus olc, agus trom.
17. clár bán, brón trom, agus bás olc.
18. anam agus corp, brón trom, fada.
19. slat agus brat; ḃí ór trom, buiḋe
air an m-bord. 20. tá min mín milis.
In last month's issue we gave the
sounds of the vowels, diphthongs and
aspirates. Aspiration is noted by pla-
cing a point over the aspirated letter,
or by placing an h after it.
The euphonic laws which govern the
Irish Language require the suppression
of the sound of certain initial letters
rendered harsh by government, and
their substitution by others of a more
agreeable sound. This elision is called
Eclipsis. B, in bord, a table, is eclips¬
ed by m in the Datve singular; air an
m-bord, on the table; bord is pronoun-
ced mordh. The eclipsing letter takes
the initial sound in such cases, while
the eclipsed letter is retained to pre-
serve the proper orthography. The rules
which govern eclipsis will be given in
a future lesson.
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