Part 2 (1/2)

2 Like (1) _e_, long: as, dean _do_; short, as, fear _a : as, easlan _sick_; short, as, fead _whistle_

After a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the _e_ loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the preceding consonant; hence,

4 Like (1) _a_, long: as, ceard _an artificer_; short, as, geal _white_

5 Like (3) _a_, short: as, itheadh _eating_, coireach _faulty_

EI

The sound of _ei_ is either made up of the sounds of both the vowels, or like that of _e_ alone

1 Made up of (1) _e_ and (1) _i_: _e_ long, _i_ short, as, sgeimh _beauty_; _e_ short, as, meidh _a balance_

2 Made up of (2) _e_ and (1) _i_: _e_ long, _i_ short, as, feidh _deer_; _e_ short, as, greigh _a herd_, _stud_

Before a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the _i_ loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the following consonant; hence,

3 Like (1) _e_ alone: long, as, in _necessity_; short, as, eich _horses_

EO

The sound of _eo_ is either made up of the sounds of both vowels, or like that of _o_ alone {7}

1 Made up of (2) _e_ and (1) _o_: _e_ very short, _o_ long, as, beo _alive_, eolas _knowledge_; _o_ short, as, beothail _lively_

After a Lingual or a Palatal, not quiescent, the _e_ loses its sound, and only qualifies that of the preceding consonant; hence,

2 Like (1) _o_: long, as, leomhann _a lion_; short, as, deoch _drink_

EU

The sound of _eu_ is like (2) _e_ alone: long, as, teuleus _trim, entertainment_

One of the most marked variations of dialect occurs in the pronunciation of the diphthong _eu_, which, instead of being pronounced like long _e_, is over all the North Highlands commonly pronounced like _ia_; as, nial, ian, fiar, for neul, eun, feur

IA

The sound of _ia_ is made up of the sounds of both the vowels

1 Made up of (1) _i_ and (1) _a_: both of equal length, as, fial _liberal_, iar _west_

2 Made up of (1) _i_ and (2) _a_: of equal length, as, fiadh _a deer_, ciall _common sense_

In cia _which?_ iad _they_, _ia_ is often found like (1) _e_

IO