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Some Consonant Clusters in Irish (thbhl, thbh, thbhr, thchl, thfh, and ch-chl) Posted by róislín on Dec 21, 2019
(le Róislín) Irish can have up to five consonants in a row, something we rarely encounter in English. These situations usually occur because a prefix has been added to a word, so the seemingly simple “cleas” (trick) can become “droch-chleas” when we add the prefix “droch-” (bad). In this case, with “ch” followed by “ch,”…
Cairn Chonsan le “sf-“ agus “sv-“ Posted by róislín on Jan 23, 2011
In this blog, we don’t have to deal with the question of “séimhiú” or “gan séimhiú” since the consonant clusters “sf-“ and “sv-“ are never lenited. But they’re intriguing nonetheless, so let’s take a further look. I recently mentioned “sfioncs” and “svaeid,” as samplaí. Those two words comprise about cúig faoin gcéad of the total…