According to Diarmuid Ó Sé, -(a)imh frequently replaces -(a)igh in the past tense of verbs whose verbal nouns end in -amh (§ 519, Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne). Does anyone know when this feature first started to arise, or why?
My underdeveloped theory is that it could perhaps be related to the iconic Munster feature of pronouncing -adh, -agh as -amh/-abh, but this feature isn't particularly common throughout Corca Dhuibhne, as far as I know.
Ó Sé lists the verbs
áiríonn, áitíonn, bailíonn, cáisíonn, coinníonn, comhairíonn, maraíonn, and
seasaíonn as being affected, but later states,
Quote:
Is dócha, áfach, go bhféadfadh foirm ghearr ar ɪv´ -(a)imh a bheith ag briathar ar bith a bhfuil ainm briathartha ar əv -amh aige, féach kunəs ə xi:n´ɪv´ ʃe: nə x´oun er´ gəxe: n´i: conas a chuimhnimh sé ina cheann ar gach aon ní (8)
Does anybody else have an idea of which verbs are used most commonly?
As always, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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