Hey guys It's been a while,
I just need some quick help with a couple of words that I can't figure out how to pronounce to save my life.
mnà
cnoc
maidne
I don't know how to pronounce the mn, cn, and dn clusters.
Tapadh leibh!
Pronunciation of interesting words
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Re: Pronunciation of interesting words
Math d' fhaicinn a-rithist!
Cnoc is in the Faclair Beag
In general, there are also two detailed guides on my resource site which cover most eventualities.
That aside, mnà is fairly regular - /mrãː/. Maidne is a little irregular - or you could just argue the dn cluster is so rare it's essentially irregular. In any case, it's /madNʲə/ (broad d usually) though many speakers use madainn both for the nominative and the genitive.
Cnoc is in the Faclair Beag
In general, there are also two detailed guides on my resource site which cover most eventualities.
That aside, mnà is fairly regular - /mrãː/. Maidne is a little irregular - or you could just argue the dn cluster is so rare it's essentially irregular. In any case, it's /madNʲə/ (broad d usually) though many speakers use madainn both for the nominative and the genitive.
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Re: Pronunciation of interesting words
Ahh Math fhèin, tha e agam a-nis. Tapadh leibh
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Re: Pronunciation of interesting words
iPhone, is it? Gotta love that auto"correct"caiptean wrote:Ahh Math fhèin, tha e agam a-nis. Tapadh leibh