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==== Emphatic vs nonemphatic ==== | ==== Emphatic vs nonemphatic ==== | ||
Common for sg vs pl in Irish loanwords | Common for sg vs pl in Irish loanwords | ||
* n vs N: '' | * n vs N: ''neahr{{cll}}'' 'river', ''nathair'' 'snake' (near-minimal pair); ''rùn{{cll}}'' 'secret', ''rùin'' 'secrets' | ||
* r vs R: final CA r becomes R in verbs and r in nouns and adjectives (because of genitive -i) | * r vs R: final CA r becomes R in verbs and r in nouns and adjectives (because of genitive -i) | ||
** ''ȝas̱r'' 'vespers', ''ȝas̱r{{cll}}'' 'squeeze.VN' | ** ''ȝas̱r'' 'vespers', ''ȝas̱r{{cll}}'' 'squeeze.VN' | ||