Editing Irish initial mutations (section)

==Summary table==
This table shows the [[Orthography|orthographical]] and [[Phonology|phonological]] effects of lenition, eclipsis, h-prothesis, and t-prothesis. Vowels are represented by {{vr|v}} and {{IPA|/V/}}. Consonants are broad before {{vr|a, á, o, ó, u, ú}} and slender before {{vr|e, é, i, í}}. See also [[Irish orthography#Followed by bh, dh, gh, mh|Irish orthography]] which has a table showing non-initial lenited consonants which elided or vocalised to form diphthongs or long vowels.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | Unmutated
! colspan="3" | Lenition
! colspan="3" | Eclipsis
! colspan="3" | T-Prothesis
! colspan="3" | H-Prothesis
! rowspan="2" | Meaning
|-
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|-
! V<br />v
| {{IPA|/V/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''é'''an}}<br />{{IPA|/eːnˠ/}}
| colspan="3" {{n/a}}
! nV<br />n-v
| {{IPA|/n̪ˠV/}}<br />{{IPA|/n̠ʲV/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''n-é'''an}}<br />{{IPA|/n̠ʲeːnˠ/}}
! tV<br />t-v
| {{IPA|/t̪ˠV/}}<br />{{IPA|/tʲV/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''t-é'''an}}<br />{{IPA|/tʲeːnˠ/}}
! hV''<br />''hv
| {{IPA|/hV/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''hé'''an}}<br />{{IPA|/heːnˠ/}}
| bird
|-
! B<br />b
| {{IPA|/bˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/bʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''b'''ean}}<br />{{IPA|/bʲanˠ/}}
! Bh<br />bh
| {{IPA|/w/}}<br />{{IPA|/vʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''bh'''ean}}<br />{{IPA|/vʲanˠ/}}
! mB<br />mb
| {{IPA|/mˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/mʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''mb'''ean}}<br />{{IPA|/mʲanˠ/}}
| colspan="3" rowspan="9" {{n/a}}
| colspan="3" rowspan="11" {{n/a}}
| woman
|-
! C<br />c
| {{IPA|/k/}}<br />{{IPA|/c/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''c'''eann}}<br />{{IPA|/caːn̪ˠ/}}
! Ch<br />ch
| {{IPA|/x/}}<br />{{IPA|/ç/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''ch'''eann}}<br />{{IPA|/çaːn̪ˠ/}}
! gC<br />gc
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɟ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''gc'''eann}}<br />{{IPA|/ɟaːn̪ˠ/}}
| head
|-
! D<br />d
| {{IPA|/d̪ˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/dʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''d'''roim}}<br />{{IPA|/d̪ˠɾˠiːmʲ/}}
! Dh<br />dh
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}}<br />{{IPA|/j/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''dh'''roim}}<br />{{IPA|/ɣɾˠiːmʲ/}}
! nD<br />nd
| {{IPA|/n̪ˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/n̠ʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''nd'''roim}}<br />{{IPA|/n̪ˠɾˠiːmʲ/}}
| back
|-
! F<br />f
| {{IPA|/fˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/fʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''f'''reagra}}<br />{{IPA|/fʲɾʲaɡɾˠə/}}
! Fh<br />fh
| ∅
| {{lang|ga|'''fh'''reagra}}<br />{{IPA|/ɾʲaɡɾˠə/}}
! bhF<br />bhf
| {{IPA|/w/}}<br />{{IPA|/vʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''bhf'''reagra}}<br />{{IPA|/vʲɾʲaɡɾˠə/}}
| answer
|-
! G<br />g
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɟ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''g'''lúin}}<br />{{IPA|/gl̪ˠuːnʲ/}}
! Gh<br />gh
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}}<br />{{IPA|/j/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''gh'''lúin}}<br />{{IPA|/ɣl̪ˠuːnʲ/}}
! nG<br />ng
| {{IPA|/ŋ/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''ng'''lúin}}<br />{{IPA|/ŋl̪ˠuːnʲ/}}
| knee
|-
! L<br />l
| {{IPA|/l̪ˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/l̠ʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''l'''eanbh}}<br />{{IPA|/l̠ʲanˠəw/}}
! L<br />l
| *{{IPA|/lˠ/}}<br />*{{IPA|/lʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''l'''eanbh}}<br />{{IPA|/lʲanˠəw/}}
| colspan="3" rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
| baby
|-
! M<br />m
| {{IPA|/mˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/mʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''m'''áthair}}<br />{{IPA|/mˠaːhəɾʲ/}}
! Mh<br />mh
| {{IPA|/w/}}<br />{{IPA|/vʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''mh'''áthair}}<br />{{IPA|/waːhəɾʲ/}}
| mother
|-
! N<br />n
| {{IPA|/n̪ˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/n̠ʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''n'''aomh}}<br />{{IPA|/n̪ˠiːw/}}
! N<br />n
| *{{IPA|/nˠ/}}<br />*{{IPA|/nʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''n'''aomh}}<br />{{IPA|/nˠiːw/}}
| saint
|-
! P<br />p
| {{IPA|/pˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/pʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''p'''eann}}<br />{{IPA|/pʲaːn̪ˠ/}}
! Ph<br />ph
| {{IPA|/fˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/fʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''ph'''eann}}<br />{{IPA|/fʲaːn̪ˠ/}}
! bP<br />bp
| {{IPA|/bˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/bʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''bp'''eann}}<br />{{IPA|/bʲaːn̪ˠ/}}
| pen
|-
! S<br />s
| {{IPA|/sˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/ʃ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''s'''úil}}<br />{{IPA|/sˠuːlʲ/}}
! Sh<br />sh
| rowspan=2| {{IPA|/h/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''sh'''úil}}<br />{{IPA|/huːlʲ/}}
| colspan="3" {{n/a}}
! tS<br />ts
| {{IPA|/t̪ˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/tʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''ts'''úil}}<br />{{IPA|/t̪ˠuːlʲ/}}
| eye
|-
! T<br />t
| {{IPA|/t̪ˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/tʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''t'''each}}<br />{{IPA|/tʲax/}}
! Th<br />th
| {{lang|ga|'''th'''each}}<br />{{IPA|/hax/}}
! dT<br />dt
| {{IPA|/d̪ˠ/}}<br />{{IPA|/dʲ/}}
| {{lang|ga|'''dt'''each}}<br />{{IPA|/dʲax/}}
| colspan="3" {{n/a}}
| house
|}

'''*''' Not all dialects contrast lenited {{vr|l}} and {{vr|n}} from their unlenited forms. See [[Irish Phonology#Fortis and lenis sonorants]].