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In these examples of the plural, an important spelling rule can be observed. In Gaelic this is called caol ri caol is leathann ri leathann - narrow with narrow and broad with broad. Caol and leathann are common adjectives in place-names. When a slender vowel, like E or I, ends the first syllable of a word and the second syllable is separated from the first by a consonant or consonant combination like dh or mh, then the first vowel of this following syllable is also slender. Similarly, when a broad vowel like A, O or U ends the first syllable of a word and the second syllable is separated from the first by a consonant or consonants, then the first vowel of this latter syllable is also broad. This explains why baile becomes bailtean and eas becomes easan, when plural. Sometimes separating consonant(s) are silent. The Gaelic for field is achadh (ACHugh). Its plural is achaidhean, consistent with the spelling rule and pronounced ACHee-un, where the silent DH acts only to separate the penultimate and final syllables. Achadh provides the common, anglicised place-name prefix Ach or Auch.