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Rh (h) The initial of the word following or  (the past tense and conditional of the verb ) is usually aspirated.


 * , I liked or I would like.
 * , he preferred or would prefer.

(i) The simple prepositions (except, , , , , and ) aspirate the initials of the nouns immediately following them: , under a stone; , he gave the book to James. 

CHAPTER III. Eclipsis.

Eclipsis is the term used to denote the suppression of the sounds of certain Irish consonants by prefixing others produced by the same organ of speech.

There is usually a great similarity between the eclipsing letter and the letter eclipsed: thus, is eclipsed by ;  is eclipsed by, &c. If the student pronounce the letters and,  and , he will immediately notice the similarity above referred to. Thus and  are like  and, except that they are pronounced with greater stress of the breath, or, more correctly, with greater vibration of the vocal chords. 