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We have seen that for most consonants, there is a broad and slender form, each one representing a separate sound in the language. For any consonant, broad or slender forms frequently alternate at the end of words e.g. cat a cat and cait cats. We say that t in cait is the slenderised form of t in cat; or to put it another way, cait is the slenderised form of cat. A word is slenderised by inserting an i before the last consonant or group of consonants. The i before a final consonant tells us that the letter is to be pronounced differently i.e. as a slender consonant. The change of broad t to slender t is called slenderisation. It is important to note that the process of slenderisation only occurs at the end of words. Slenderisation is used to form the plural form of some nouns. Listen to the difference between:

{| style="width: 70%;" border="0"
|-
! colspan="3;" align="left" | Basic form
! colspan="3;" align="left" | Address form
|-
| '''[ʃeːməs]''' || '''Seumas''' || James/Hamish || '''[ə heːmɪʃ]''' || '''a Sheumais!''' || James/Hamish!
|-
| '''[dõː.əL]''' || '''Dòmhnall''' || Donald || '''[ə ɣõː.ɪLʲ]''' || '''a Dhòmhnaill!''' || Donald!
|-
| '''[tɔrɔməd]''' || '''Tormod''' || Norman || '''[ə hɔrɔmɪdʲ]''' || '''a Thormoid!''' || Norman!
|-
|}
 
 
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 We've seen that for most consonants, there's a broad and slender form, each one representing a separate sound in the language.  For any consonant, broad or slender forms frequently alternate at the end of words e.g. <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span> ''a cat'' and <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> ''cats''.  We say that <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. To put it another way, <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. In written Gaelic, a word is slenderised by inserting an <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before the last consonant or group of consonants.  The <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before a final consonant tells us that the letter is to be pronounced differently i.e. as a slender consonant.  The change of broad <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> to slender <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> is called slenderisation.  It's important to note that the process of slenderisation only occurs at the end of words.  Slenderisation is used to form the plural form of some nouns.  Listen to the difference between:
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 | '''[krɔ͂xg]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''cnoc'''</span> || hill || '''[krũçgʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''cnuic'''</span> || hill
 |-
-| '''[bɔːRd]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''bòrd'''</span> || table || '''[buːRdʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''bùird'''</span> || tables
+| '''[bɔːRʃd]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''bòrd'''</span> || table || '''[buːRʃdʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''bùird'''</span> || tables
 |-
 | '''[fiəɣ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''fiadh'''</span> || a deer || '''[feː]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''féidh'''</span> || more than one deer

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−	We ~~have~~ seen that for most consonants, there is a broad and slender form, each one representing a separate sound in the language. For any consonant, broad or slender forms frequently alternate at the end of words e.g. <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span> ''a cat'' and <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> ''cats''. We say that <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>~~; or to~~ put it another way, <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. In written Gaelic, a word is slenderised by inserting an <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before the last consonant or group of consonants. The <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before a final consonant tells us that the letter is to be pronounced differently i.e. as a slender consonant. The change of broad <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> to slender <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> is called slenderisation. It is important to note that the process of slenderisation only occurs at the end of words. Slenderisation is used to form the plural form of some nouns. Listen to the difference between:	+	We've seen that for most consonants, there's a broad and slender form, each one representing a separate sound in the language. For any consonant, broad or slender forms frequently alternate at the end of words e.g. <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span> ''a cat'' and <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> ''cats''. We say that <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. To put it another way, <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. In written Gaelic, a word is slenderised by inserting an <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before the last consonant or group of consonants. The <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before a final consonant tells us that the letter is to be pronounced differently i.e. as a slender consonant. The change of broad <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> to slender <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> is called slenderisation. It's important to note that the process of slenderisation only occurs at the end of words. Slenderisation is used to form the plural form of some nouns. Listen to the difference between:

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 We have seen that for most consonants, there is a broad and slender form, each one representing a separate sound in the language.  For any consonant, broad or slender forms frequently alternate at the end of words e.g. <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span> ''a cat'' and <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> ''cats''.  We say that <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>; or to put it another way, <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. In written Gaelic, a word is slenderised by inserting an <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before the last consonant or group of consonants.  The <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before a final consonant tells us that the letter is to be pronounced differently i.e. as a slender consonant.  The change of broad <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> to slender <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> is called slenderisation.  It is important to note that the process of slenderisation only occurs at the end of words.  Slenderisation is used to form the plural form of some nouns.  Listen to the difference between:
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 Slenderisation of a final consonant can in some cases cause the preceding vowel to change form.  Here are a few examples where the preceding vowel is affected by the process of slenderisation:
-mac 	maʰk 	son 	mic 	miʰkʲ 	sons
-fear 	fɛɾ 	man 	fir 	fiɾʲ 	men
+{| style="width: 70%;" border="0"
-cnoc 	kɾɔ̃ʰk 	hill 	cnuic 	kɾũiʰkʲ 	hills
+|-
-bòrd 	b̊ɔːɹd̪̊ 	table 	bùird 	b̊uːɹd̊ʲ 	tables
+! colspan="3;" align="left" | Broad
-fiadh 	fiaɣ 	deer 	féidh 	feːj 	deer (plural)
+! colspan="3;" align="left" | Slender
 Slenderisation is extremely important in Scottish Gaelic and you will meet many further instances of it as you progress.

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-We have seen that for most consonants, there is a broad and slender form, each one representing a separate sound in the language.  For any consonant, broad or slender forms frequently alternate at the end of words e.g. <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span> ''a cat'' and <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> ''cats''.  We say that <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">t in <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>; or to put it another way, <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. In written Gaelic, a word is slenderised by inserting an <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before the last consonant or group of consonants.  The <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before a final consonant tells us that the letter is to be pronounced differently i.e. as a slender consonant.  The change of broad <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> to slender <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> is called slenderisation.  It is important to note that the process of slenderisation only occurs at the end of words.  Slenderisation is used to form the plural form of some nouns.  Listen to the difference between:
+We have seen that for most consonants, there is a broad and slender form, each one representing a separate sound in the language.  For any consonant, broad or slender forms frequently alternate at the end of words e.g. <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span> ''a cat'' and <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> ''cats''.  We say that <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> in <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>; or to put it another way, <span style="color: #008000;">cait</span> is the slenderised form of <span style="color: #008000;">cat</span>. In written Gaelic, a word is slenderised by inserting an <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before the last consonant or group of consonants.  The <span style="color: #008000;">i</span> before a final consonant tells us that the letter is to be pronounced differently i.e. as a slender consonant.  The change of broad <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> to slender <span style="color: #008000;">t</span> is called slenderisation.  It is important to note that the process of slenderisation only occurs at the end of words.  Slenderisation is used to form the plural form of some nouns.  Listen to the difference between:
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-! colspan="3;" align="left" | Basic form
+! colspan="3;" align="left" | Broad
-! colspan="3;" align="left" | Address form
+! colspan="3;" align="left" | Slender
 |-
-| '''[ʃeːməs]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''Seumas'''</span> || James/Hamish || '''[ə heːmɪʃ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''a Sheumais!'''</span> || James/Hamish!
+| '''[kahd]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''cat'''</span> || cat || '''[kahdʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''cait'''</span> || cats
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-| '''[dõː.əL]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''Dòmhnall'''</span> || Donald || '''[ə ɣõː.ɪLʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''a Dhòmhnaill!'''</span> || Donald!
+| '''[duːn]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''dùn'''</span> || fortress || '''[duːNʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''dùin'''</span> || fortresses
 |-
-| '''[tɔrɔməd]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''Tormod'''</span> || Norman || '''[ə hɔrɔmɪdʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''a Thormoid!'''</span> || Norman!
+| '''[baLəx]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''balach'''</span> || boy || '''[baLɪç]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''balaich'''</span> || boys
 |-
 |}
 Slenderisation of a final consonant can in some cases cause the preceding vowel to change form.  Here are a few examples where the preceding vowel is affected by the process of slenderisation: