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October 26, 2019 at 3:46 pm
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Mártan Ó G
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In compound words the second word generally takes a ‘h’ like in léamhthuiscint (léamh + tuiscint).
This ‘h’ is blocked in cluastuiscint because of the Dentals Rule which means you can’t put a h on a d, t or s if it’s proceeded by a d, t, l, s or n.
Google Dentals Rule Irish for more info.