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III.
3
SOUNDS OF THE DIPHTHONGS.
Diphthongs. English sounds. Examples. English spelling.
AC always long.
--- AC. ft iay. The
same sound as 1'. 6.
1. A] long,stress on A.-CA^D. kaw-iu.
2. AJ short,stresson ].-p^ll. foil.
3. AJ short. -A^eAl. amg-el,the
i
being so short, as nearly to give to the whole
diphthong the sound of a in fang.
AO always long.
-T*OA n TOAOJI. see-m-,mee-
UY. In Munster this diphthong is pronounced
the same as A&, as saz/-ur, mu"-ay-uY.
1. &A long, stress on e.-fro&Afi. $may-m.
In Munster it sounds like ay, as ddhery'-un.
3.eAlong,stressonA.
4.eAshort. tfainheart.ceAjtc. kartth.The
same sound as 3, A.
5. 6A&.
The 6 is here silent, as in the example of 5, A,
and merely e.-- indicates the sound of eA. In
Munster it sounds like a, as ren-a.
1 . 'e\ long, stress on b&j jtc. dya^-zrk.
2. ei short. eimheifer.n)e]l 9 fie^c. mel, rek.
].eolong,stressono.-eolvr.
o'-luss.
The same sound as 1, o.
2. eo long, stress on 6.-- ceol. kyo-?/l.
3. eo short. beoc. dytigh.
ev always long.
-^evc. fay-ugln.
-- A
\ always long. 3tM A t>5 c^All. gree-un.
kee-uU.
1. fo long, on}.-- stress foi). fee-wn.The
same as the foregoing.
2. |0 short. --
b^oU|t, b^ojt. b^l-tir, ber.
The same sound as 2, e.
l.1vlong,stressonr.-^v.
o.-- few.
2. iv
-- short. ?\]Y6. fl^gh. The
same sound as 2, o ;
and 2, u.
1.5^ long, stress on c6||i (just.) ko-ir.
2. o| short. cojufa crime.