Category Archives: Letiriú Shímplí

Brian Ó Cuív’s transcription in CFBB

Posted on January 20, 2013 by gleannghaibhle

Brian Ó Cuív’s prefatory essay (réamhaiste) pix cunndaethe: seems to point to cúndaetha with a d as the plural of cúndae. shíolraig: I think the l should be deleted in pronunciation, but BÓC shows it. cnoc: BÓC prefers to spell … Continue reading →

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LS edition of Cúán Fithise

Posted on January 19, 2013 by gleannghaibhle

1.   gléasadh – transcribed as gliasa, thus rejected Brian Ó Cuív’s argument in IWM that whereas the noun is pronounced /glʹias/, the verb is pronounced /glʹeːs-/. I am thinking that IWM reflects poetical pronunciation of the verb, and that … Continue reading →

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The LS of Sliabh na mBan bhFionn

Posted on January 11, 2013 by gleannghaibhle

I síbhrog – shí-vrog (or vrú) – the LS edition indicates here that the brog is a variant of brugh. foirfeacht – I had proposed to transcribe this fuirfeacht, but I see that pronunciation is fuirihacht, and so I propose … Continue reading →

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Notes on the LS of Aesop

Posted on November 12, 2012 by gleannghaibhle

In the preface, it is specifically stated that Osborn Bergin is aiming to show the pronunciation of the generation of the 1850s. Some words have alternatives: * dálta can be /dɑːltə/ or /dɑːlhə/, and all similar words exhibit the same … Continue reading →

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Letiriú Shímplí

Posted on May 13, 2011 by gleannghaibhle

Leitiriú Shímplí Más âuluig ná tuigean tú a vuil shgríofa ansò, ná bíoch cesht ort; rod ish ea é ná cuirean a lán duíni muarán suimi aun! Shán Ó Cuív’s leitiriú shímplí was used, and approved by PUL too. I … Continue reading →

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