Vowels before rr ll nn
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Short vowels become long vowels or diphthongs before rr, ll, nn, m in all positions except when a vowel follows rr, ll, nn, m. Listen and note the difference between the following:
[aː] | [baːR] | barr | top (n.) | [a] | [baRəxg] | barrachd | more |
[aː] | [gʲaːR] | gearr | cut! | [a] | [gʲaRəɣ] | gearradh | cutting |
[au] | [auN] | ann | in him | [a] | [aNə] | Anna | Ann(a) |
[ɔu] | [dɔuN] | donn | brown | [ɔ] | [dɔNə] | donna | brown (pl.) |
[ai] | [kaiLʲ] | caill | lose! | [a] | [kaLʲɪ] | caillidh | will lose |
[iː] | [miːLʲ] | mill | damage | [i] | [miLʲəɣ] | milleadh | damaging |
[au] | [aum] | àm | time | [a] | [ama] | ama | time (genitive) |
[iː] | [iːm] | ìm | butter | [a] | [imə] | ime | butter (genitive) |
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᚛ Vowels - Consonants - Fricatives - Slenderisation - Pre-aspiration - Lenition - Helping vowel - Diphthongs ᚜ ᚛ Hiatus - l n r - rt & rd - Vowels before rr ll nn - Unstressed vowels ᚜ |