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 Post subject: Re: Grammar check
PostPosted: Tue 20 Oct 2015 1:32 pm 
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Thanks! Do you mind if I ask where the 'h' come from? In De + Fine = D'fhine, I'm really quite a noob on mutations.


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 Post subject: Re: Grammar check
PostPosted: Tue 20 Oct 2015 3:18 pm 
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Ó Cibhleacháin wrote:
Thanks! Do you mind if I ask where the 'h' come from? In De + Fine = D'fhine, I'm really quite a noob on mutations.

From an Old Irish orthographical convention?

Originally, lenition was only indicated by adding h to the consonants c, p, and t. Lenited forms of f and s were written and respectively (and pronounced [0] [i.e. silent] and [h]). Later, both practices were expanded and the convention became overdot in cló Gaelach and following h in Roman script.

Or are you asking how lenition originated?


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