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Séimhiú + Broad with Broad, Slender with Slender
· Leathan le leathan agus caol le caol- broad with broad and slender with slender
· Some vowels are considered broad, some are considered slender. They make the consonants next to them also slender or broad. This has to do with how your mouth is positioned when saying them.
o Broad: A O U
o Slender: I E
· They usually pair up in the syllable, this is what is mean by them being with one another.
o Madra= dog (m)
o Abhainn= river (f)
o Saibhir= rich (adj)
Séimhiú
· Initial Mutation: this means the beginning of a word changes in response to something:
o Putting a verb into the past tense, using…
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