In "anseo", the n is slender as well...
quote:That's my understanding of the spelling anyway. Máirtín Ó Cadhain pronounced the word "scéal" with a broad sc~
that does exist in some dialects, yes.
As far as I know, the words that break the slender/slender & broad/broad rule, are either loanwords or compound words (but you don't always see they are compound words now).
Aris is a+ris (cf Gaelic a-rithist)
aniar is an+iar...
Normally the consonants are pronounced according to the following vowel.
Of course, with aris, since it is a+ris and that all initial r- are broad, the r is broad.