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or developed by double final liquids or single in position changes ei into ᴇi. A following r produces the same Diphthong. eirghe, ᴇir′ī teir tᴇir′, also Eng. ‘pair’, ‘stairs’ become ᴘᴇir′ə, ꜱᴛᴇir′ə through r influence.
2. The combination are -eimm, -eill, -eir, einn, -eigh-, -eidh-, -eibh+-a liquid.
Examples:
| feill | fᴇil | deigh- | dᴇi |
| sgeimhile | sgᴇilə | teimhill | tᴇil |
| geibhieach | gᴇilᴜᴄ | leigh-te | lᴇi-tə |
| teighim | tᴇim | eibhlin | ᴇilīn |
| feighil | fᴇil | beinn | beiŋ |
| meidbh | mᴇiv |
| eisteacht | ᴇistᴜᴄᴛ |
| meadhar | mᴇir′ |
| greadhan | gr′ᴇiṇ |
eisteacht : eula, Dunne from éitsecht, Desi ᴇis—. meadhar greadhan are also written meidhir, greidhean. medar, W.
3. Vocalic initial suffix divides auslaut group and the old sound remains greimm, but greamma=gr′aᴍə.
4. Some few words belonging either to ai or i have made a separate class with oi vowel. They are:
| raint | ʀoint | suim | ꜱoim |
| maigistear | ᴍoistṛ | muintear | ᴍointṛ |
| maigistreás | ᴍoistṛǡꜱ | mainseach | ᴍoinsuᴄ |
| timcioll | hoimpʟ′ | baintreabach | ʙointruᴄ |
| biombéil | boimbēl |
| caill | ᴋoil |
| scim | skoim |
| gaillseach | ɢoilsuᴄ |
Some of those are always pronounced oi, maigistear -ás, mainseach, baintreabhach, biombéil (bíoma Eng. ‘beam’?) others oi, ai, î, suim, seim, gaillseach
