‘Maddydrumbrist’ an Béarla
atá air.
Tá idir c ʲ agus t ʲ le
fail mar fhuaimniú reatha agus léiríonn na foirmeacha stairiúla cuid mhór
éagsúlacht idir an dá chosain tríd na blianta.
The
local pronunciation with a final [k] deserves particular attention given the
fact the official spelling ends in t as local people sometimes preserve the
older pronunciation of a name. However, only two of the early forms end in k
... and it might be suggested that the original [t] has gone to [k] in the
current pronunciation. The alternation between [t ́] and [k ́] is attested in
the Irish of east Ulster ...[2]
An fianaise é seo go raibh ailtéarnú idir an dá chosain sa chanúint
áitiúil?
Bhí an feiniméan céanna, ag
tús focal, le fáil i nGaeilge Ard Mhacha Theas[3] agus i
nGlinntí Aontroma[4].
Tá an t-athrú seo le fáil i
nGaeilge Mhanainn ar ndóigh, mar shampla - ushtey (i. uiste < uisce).