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by Looking for advice
Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:52 pm
Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
Topic: Cat (Cait?) sìth pronunciation
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Re: Cat (Cait?) sìth pronunciation


Well the version in Final Fantasy VII isn't the authentic spelling -- that would be "cat sìth" without the first i. With the "i", it would often be taken to be a rendering of "Kate", with more or less the same sound as the English, but without the "i", it's a cat, and it would have a Scottish A ...
by Looking for advice
Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:17 pm
Forum: Gràmar, Fuaimean is Gnàths / Grammar, Sounds and Expressions
Topic: Cat (Cait?) sìth pronunciation
Replies: 10
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Cat (Cait?) sìth pronunciation

We just adopted a little demonic black cat with far too many toes and a tuft of white fur on her chest. After a recent visit to the Hebrides and some careful consideration we named her Cait (cat?) sìth.

We can’t find a single spoken pronunciation recording from someone who actually speaks Scots ...