ponc séimhithe

Irish

Noun

ponc séimhithe m (genitive singular poinc shéimhithe, nominative plural poncanna séimhithe)

  1. lenition mark, punctum delens, diacritic overdot (◌̇) which indicates that a consonant is lenited.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ponc séimhithe
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