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75. The addition of any inflection beginning with a vowel will hinder the formation of a diphthong, or the lengthening of a vowel.
Diphthong. | No Diphthong. | Diphthong. |
meall | meallaim | meallta |
gleann | gleanna | gleannta |
gall | gallaiḃ | gallda |
caill | caillim | caillte |
crom | cromann | cromṫa |
poll | ṗollas | pollta |
am | amanta | |
cam | camaim | camfad |
geall | geallaim | geallfad |
Long. | Short. | Long. |
gearr | gearraim | gearrṫa |
bearr | bearraḋ | ḃearrfá |
fearr | fearra | feirrde |
luing | luingeas | luingséoir |
coill | coille | coillte |
fill | fillim | fillfad |
binn | binne | |
tonn | tuinne | tonnta |
76. The development of a helping vowel (§ 124) will prevent a diphthong, or a long vowel, being produced,
Donnċaḋ (=Donnaċa); dorċa (=doraċa); bolg (= bolag); guirm (= guirim); luimniġ (=luiminiġ); carn (=carn), &c.