D
1. Plain. Broad: nearly like d in done; as, dol going, dlù near, close, ciod what.
2. Small: like j in June, jewel; as, diù refuse, maide a stick, airde height.
D, after ch, is commonly sounded like c; as, bochd poor, pronounced as if written bochc18.
3. Aspirated19. Broad: like broad gh, as, dhruid did shut, gradh love.
4. Small: like small gh; as, dhearc looked.
5. Quiescent; as, fàidh a prophet, cridhe a heart, radh saying, bualadh striking.
RULE.—The consonants c, g, t, d, have their SMALL sound, when, in the same syllable, they are preceded, or immediately followed, by a SMALL VOWEL; in all other situations they have their BROAD sound.