Séimhítear na consain (seachas d, t, s) tar éis an-.
The consonants (except d, t, s) are lenited after an-.
| maith good | an-mhaith very good |
| mór big | an-mhór very big |
| fada long | an-fhada very long |
| óg young | an-óg very young |
| aosta old | an-aosta very old |
| amaideach foolish | an-amaideach very foolish |
Bíonn fleiscín i gcónaí tar éis an-.
There is always a hyphen after an-.
Séimhítear consain a leanann ró-.
Consonants which follow ró- are lenited.
| mór big | rómhór too big |
| deas nice | ródheas too nice |
| saibhir rich | róshaibhir too rich |
| óg young | ró-óg too young |
| aosta old | ró-aosta too old |
| amaideach foolish | ró-amaideach too foolish |
Tabhair faoi deara go mbíonn fleiscín idir ró- agus guta i gcónaí; ní bhíonn fleiscín idir ró- agus consan de ghnáth.
Notice that there is always a hyphen between ró- and a vowel; there is usually no hyphen between ró- and a consonant.
Achoimre
Summary
An réimír an-
The prefix an-
| Na consain The consonants
(seachas d, t, s) (except d, t, s) | Na consain d, t, s The consonants d, t, s | Na gutaí The vowels
(a, e, i, o, u) (a, e, i, o, u) |
| Séimhítear iad They are lenited | Ní shéimhítear iad They are not lenited | Ní thagann aon athrú orthu They remain unchanged |
| an-mhaith very good | an-deas very nice | an-óg very young |
| an-chairdiúil very friendly | an-saibhir very rich | an-íseal very low |
| an-fhuar very cold | an-te very hot | an-éasca very easy |
An réimír ró-
The prefix ró-
| Na consain The consonants | Na gutaí (a, e, i, o, u) The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) |
| Séimhítear iad They are lenited | Ní thagann aon athrú orthu They remain unchanged |
| rómhaith too good | ró-óg too young |
| róchairdiúil too friendly | ró-íseal too low |
| róbhog too soft | ró-éasca too easy |
| ródheas too nice | ró-ard too tall |