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ORTHOGRAPHY. LITREACHADH. 25
mùirn, joy ; ipmnsean, poison ; rùisg, peel ; rùidhtear, a waster ;
sùil, an eye ; sùis-teadh, threshing ; tùisear, a censer.
32. ui short, like ù in bùsh and I in p!n ; as,
Uidhear, as much ; uidheam, dress ; uile, all ; uilear, enough ;
uime, about him or it ; uireasbhuidh, want ; uisge-beatha,
whishy ; buidheann, a company ; builg, bags ; builionn, a loaf;
buitseach, a wizard ; cuid, some ; cuir, put ; duileasg, dilse ;
duilghead, difficulty ; fuirich, stay ; guirmean, indigo ; guit,
a corn-fan ; muileann, a mill ,- ruigsinn., reaching ; ruith,
run ; sìuig, swallow ; suiridheach, a suitor ; tuilleadh, more.
ON FINAL AND MIDDLE I AIB SMIDIBH DEIREANNACH 'uS
SYLLABLES. MEADHONACH.
33. The final syllahles al, ar, as, are pronounced Hl, Ur 8s. — 2. Air,* ear, eir,
ir, mhor oxor, are always shortand partly obscure ; in raost cases, approaching the
sound of u short. — 3. Final ail, eil, are also short, the vowel i is scarcely heard ; as,
Eagal (ègùl), fear : co-thional, a congregation : caisteal, a
castle : clàbar (clàbùr), mud : togar è, he will be lifted :
ceartasj justice : tinneas, sickness : ma dhèarbhas è sin, if he
will prove that. 2. Clachair, a mason : òsdair, ahost: sgoilear,
a scholar : misgear, a drunkard : pàipeir, paper : suipeir,
supper : ridir, aknight : gr ^àsmhor, gracious : glòrmhor, glori-
ous. 3. Banail, modest : cosdail, costly : prìseil, precious :
duineil, manly.
34. Final ach or eacìi sounds like itch : final ch is like gh in the Scottish words
haugh, laigh, loch; as,
Balach, teach, Turcach, marcach, canach, sionnach, aolach,
darach, cailleach, manach, lurach, lùireach, rìatach. Ach, rach^
a-mach^ dch, troich, moch, croch, eich, teich.
35. Final a and e sound like & in ritn ; as,
Fada, bala, còta, rola, dearbhta, cala, calla, reòthta, dalta,
galla. Baile, caile, cèile, dìle, mìle, fàine, aire, lite, slàinte,
ròiste, pòsda, nise, mise, ise, sinne, sibhse.
36. Final adh sounds like Sgh. 2. dh is often silent after a single vowel in
monosyllables and always after i and ai, in words of more than one syllable ; as,
Bual-adh, crom-adh, marbh-adh, dùsg-adh, fàr-adh, pasg-adh,
deòn-ach-adh, àrd-ach-adh, gàr-adh, sparr-adh. — 2. ràdh_,
fìlidh, minidh, burraidh, dachaidh, pearsaidh.
37. Ag, eag, ig, og, ug, final or middle sound like ac, ic, oc, uc ; as,
Bànag, corag, cogadh, duilleag, ealag, filleag, gàgach, gigean,
lonag, lìonag, mùig, mùgach, neadag, òrdag, pronnag, piseag,
'rug, sùidheag, sliseag, togail, ùigean, ulag.
* Air is sometimes pronounced and written oir, and ail is rendered oil; as 5
cealgoir for cealgair, a hypocrite : làthoil for làthail, daily.