Broad and Slender
Broad and Slender in Phonology
Broad and Slender in Orthography
In the Gaelic orthography, being broad is indicated by the consonant being adjacent to one of the broad orthographic vowels <a, o, u> . Slender consonants are always adjacent to either <i> or <e> .
The Spelling Rule
Broad with Broad, Slender with Slender Caol ri Caol 's Leathann ri Leathann Exceptions:
Common morphological process. -Mark plural and Genitive of some Masculine nouns -Mark vocative singular of Masculine nouns. -Involved as part of other kinds of morphological suffixation.
- insert an i before a broad final consonants
- change a digraph vowel, e.g. ea --> i
Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. Each-Mara Publications.