ponc séimhithe
Irish
Noun
ponc séimhithe m (genitive singular poinc shéimhithe, nominative plural poncanna séimhithe)
- lenition mark, punctum delens, diacritic overdot (◌̇) which indicates that a consonant is lenited.
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ponc séimhithe | phonc séimhithe | bponc séimhithe |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ponc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “lenition”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025