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How to Pronounce ‘Leathbheart,’ ‘i mbeart,” and Other Consonant Clusters in Irish  Posted by on Aug 31, 2015

(le Róislín) In today’s blog we’ll look at how to pronounce words  and phrases like “leathbheart” and “i mbeart.”  “Leathbheart” is a classic example of “lenition,” or the “softening” (séimhiú) of the sounds of certain Irish consonants.  And the phrase “i mbeart” is a classic example of “eclipsis” (urú), which is covering over the sound…

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