Editing Consonant mutation (section)

===== Eclipsis =====
The following tables show how eclipsis affects the start of words. Eclipsis is represented in the orthography by adding a letter, or occasionally two letters, to the start of the word. If the word is to be capitalised, the original first letter is capitalised, not the letter or letters added for eclipsis, e.g. the {{vr|bhF}} in {{lang|ga|Amhrán na '''bhF'''iann}}, Ireland's national anthem.

{| class="wikitable"
!Sound change
!Unmutated
!Eclipsis
!Gloss
!Notes
|-
|{{IPA|/pˠ/}} → {{IPA|/bˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|práta}} {{IPA|/pˠɾˠaːt̪ˠə/}}
|{{Lang|ga|bpráta}} {{IPA|/bˠɾˠaːt̪ˠə/}}
|"potato"
|rowspan="8"|A voiceless stop or /fˠ, fʲ/ is voiced.
|-
|{{IPA|/pʲ/}} → {{IPA|/bʲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|peann}} {{IPA|/pʲaːnˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|bpeann}} {{IPA|/bʲaːnˠ/}}
|"pen"
|-
|{{IPA|/t̪ˠ/}} → {{IPA|/d̪ˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|tráta}} {{IPA|/t̪ˠɾˠaːt̪ˠə/}}
|{{Lang|ga|dtráta}} {{IPA|/d̪ˠɾˠaːt̪ˠə/}}
|"tomato"
|-
|{{IPA|/tʲ/}} → {{IPA|/dʲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|teanga}} {{IPA|/tʲaŋ(ɡ)ə/}}
|{{Lang|ga|dteanga}} {{IPA|/dʲaŋ(ɡ)ə/}}
|"tongue"
|-
|{{IPA|/k/}} → {{IPA|/ɡ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|cat}} {{IPA|/kat̪ˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|gcat}} {{IPA|/gat̪ˠ/}}
|"cat"
|-
|{{IPA|/c/}} → {{IPA|/ɟ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|ceann}} {{IPA|/caːn̪ˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|gceann}} {{IPA|/ɟaːn̪ˠ/}}
|"head"
|-
|{{IPA|/fˠ/}} → {{IPA|/w/}}
|{{Lang|ga|focal}} {{IPA|/fˠɔkəlˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|bhfocal}} {{IPA|/wɔkəlˠ/}}
|"word"
|-
|{{IPA|/fʲ/}} → {{IPA|/vʲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|freagra}} {{IPA|/fʲɾʲaɡɾˠə/}}
|{{Lang|ga|bhfreagra}} {{IPA|/vʲɾʲaɡɾˠə/}}
|"answer"
|-
|{{IPA|/bˠ/}} → {{IPA|/mˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|bainne}} {{IPA|/bˠan̠ʲə/}}
|{{Lang|ga|mbainne}} {{IPA|/mˠan̠ʲə/}}
|"milk"
|rowspan="6"|A voiced stop becomes a nasal.
|-
|{{IPA|/bʲ/}} → {{IPA|/mʲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|bean}} {{IPA|/bʲanˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|mbean}} {{IPA|/mʲanˠ/}}
|"woman"
|-
|{{IPA|/d̪ˠ/}} → {{IPA|/n̪ˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|droim}} {{IPA|/d̪ˠɾˠiːmʲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|ndroim}} {{IPA|/n̪ˠɾˠiːmʲ/}}
|"back"
|-
|{{IPA|/dʲ/}} → {{IPA|/n̠ʲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|dinnéar}} {{IPA|/dʲɪn̠ʲeːɾˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|ndinnéar}} {{IPA|/n̠ʲɪn̠ʲeːɾˠ/}}
|"dinner"
|-
|{{IPA|/ɡ/}} → {{IPA|/ŋ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|glúin}} {{IPA|/ɡɫ̪uːnʲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|nglúin}} {{IPA|/ŋɫ̪uːnʲ/}}
|"knee"
|-
|{{IPA|/ɟ/}} → {{IPA|/ɲ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|geata}} {{IPA|/ɟat̪ˠə/}}
|{{Lang|ga|ngeata}} {{IPA|/ɲat̪ˠə/}}
|"gate"
|-
|{{IPA|/eː/}} → {{IPA|/n̠ʲeː/}}
|{{Lang|ga|éan}} {{IPA|/eːnˠ/}}
|{{Lang|ga|n-éan}} {{IPA|/n̠ʲeːnˠ/}}
|"bird"
|rowspan="2"|A vowel receives a preceding {{IPA|/n̪ˠ/}} (before {{vr|a, o, u}}), or {{IPA|/n̠ʲ/}} (before {{vr|e, i}}).
|-
|{{IPA|/iː/}} → {{IPA|/n̪ˠiː/}}
|{{Lang|ga|oíche}} {{IPA|/iːçə/}}
|{{Lang|ga|n-oíche}} {{IPA|/n̪ˠiːçə/}}
|"night"
|}