ABSTRACT
Eclipsis affects only the consonants below, at the beginning of words. It is marked in writing by placing the consonant representing the new pronunciation in front of the original consonant:
Original Spelling change Pronunciation Examples consonant original (eclipsed)
b mb /m/ bord (mbord) c gc /g/ cailín (gcailín) d nd /n/ duine (nduine) f bhf /v/ or /w/ Frainc (bhFrainc) g ng // gaoth (ngaoth) p bp /b/ póca (bpóca) t dt /d/ teach (deteach)
The pronunciation of bhf follows the pattern described in Unit 3 for lenited b and m. The pronunciation of ng is like the same sequence in English ‘sing’.
