rt & rd
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The insertion of [ʃ] between r and a following t, in stressed syllables, is related to pre-aspiration. In some dialects, an [ʃ] is also inserted between r and d. Listen carefully to the following examples:
| rt | [kʲaRʃd] | ceart | correct (adj.) |
| [ɔRʃd] | ort | on you | |
| [pɔRʃd] | port | tune (n.) | |
| rd | [aːRʃd] | àrd | high |
| [bɔːRʃd] | bòrd | table (n.) | |
| [ɔːRʃd] | òrd | hammer (n.) |
Some speakers pronounce rd groups without inserting an [ʃ]. Listen to the examples without an [ʃ].
| rd | [aːRd] | àrd | high |
| [bɔːRd] | bòrd | table (n.) | |
| [ɔːRd] | òrd | hammer (n.) |
| Fuaimean na Gàidhlig | ||||||||||||
| ᚛ Vowels - Consonants - Fricatives - Slenderisation - Pre-aspiration - Lenition - Helping vowel - Diphthongs ᚜ ᚛ Hiatus - l n r - rt & rd - Vowels before rr ll nn - Unstressed vowels ᚜ | ||||||||||||