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Beagainín and Beagáinín

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  • 25-05-2011 9:19pm
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    pog it
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    You hear the two different pronunciations depending on the dialect and the dropping of the fada seems to be a Donegal pronunciation.

    Just to get rid of this niggling doubt is it correct that the fada stays on in the written language when a broad noun like this is slenderized?

    Just want to be sure there is no secret rule that means the fada is meant to be dropped when there's slenderization (or inflection?) happening.


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    Enkidu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,005 ✭✭✭Enkidu


    pog it wrote: »
    You hear the two different pronunciations depending on the dialect and the dropping of the fada seems to be a Donegal pronunciation.

    Just to get rid of this niggling doubt is it correct that the fada stays on in the written language when a broad noun like this is slenderized?

    Just want to be sure there is no secret rule that means the fada is meant to be dropped when there's slenderization (or inflection?) happening.
    Not for á, I believe. It does happen for o and e, as I'm sure you know, i.e. eo.


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    pog it
    Registered Users Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭pog it


    Enkidu wrote: »
    Not for á, I believe. It does happen for o and e, as I'm sure you know, i.e. eo.

    Sorry Enkidu I'm not fully sure what you mean there with the eo. Do you mean like in ainneoin ? Where it's a long sound but not shown in the written?


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    Enkidu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,005 ✭✭✭Enkidu


    Yes, I wasn't very clear at all. I realise though that it's not what your taking about exactly (slenderising), but it is kind of similar, i.e. a long vowel next to a slender consonant.

    However you can generate one, ia -> éi, which you probably know.


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