Christian Brothers epub First Irish Grammar: Revised and Enlarged (Classic Reprint)

A r). 1. The I rish alphabet contains eighteen letters ;the vowels are a, e, i, o, u; the consonants, b, c, x), p, 5, n, t, m, n, p, r, r, c2. A, o, uare called broad vowels; eand 1are called slender vowels. The vowels may be either long or short. The long vowels are marked by means of a fine-A t) () placed over the vowel; e.g., X)ax), mof, cu, fi, me, C|ve. 7. An I rish consonant is broad whenever it is beside a broad vowel, in the same word; it is slender when beside a slender vowel. A spiration (S eithiii). 15. When we say that an I rish consonant is aspirated, we mean that the breath is not completely stopped in the formation of the consonant, and hence the consonantal sound is continuous, and usually fricative. 16. A spiration is marked in writing and in print by placing a dot over the consonant aspirated, e.g., X), 6, 6. The numbers prefixed to the paragraphs are taken from pA imA ji tiA gA e-oilse (C hristian Brothers), and indicate the sections where fuller information may be found.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org