A complex speech sound or perhaps glide which usually commences with just one Irish vowel and progressively develops to a new Irish vowel while in the very same syllable, as (oi) in boil or (i) in fine. A diphthong when it comes to Irish language (literally indicates “two sounds” or “two tones”), typically known as a gliding vowel. Irish diphthong is recognized as two neighboring vowel sounds occurring while in the very same syllable.
Basically, a Irish diphthong is a vowel having two varying objectives – which is, your tongue moves in the course of the pronunciation of your vowel. Learn More
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Diphthongs are generally irregular and can be learned only by experience. For example, 'ai' in "Corcaigh" (the city and county of Cork) is pronounced like the 'i' in "dig" but the 'ai' in "faic" (nothing) is pronounced like the 'a' in "hack", and the 'ai' in "haigh!" (hi!, transliteration of a loan-word) is pronounced like the 'i' in "high". |
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