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blank asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

A question for Gaeilge/Gàidhlig speakers: How do you pronounce "samhradh"?

This is "summer" in Irish (Gaeilge) and Scottish (Gàidhlig).

Please include what dialect you are using (I think that it is pronounced "sav-ruh" in Ulster dialect, "sow-ruh" in another -- and maybe "sou-ruhg" in Gàidhlig).

Is there a standard pronunciation?

Also, any general rules for the pronunciation of "mh" and "dh" would be appreciated.

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  • RM
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Sow-rah (sow as in female pig)

    Mh is usually pronounced as v if at the start of a word - 'as do mheabhar'.

    Dh is usually pronounced as a guttural soft ghh sound at the start of a word - e.g. a dhothain.

    Mh, dh and bh are usually soft or silent or to give a w sound when used in the middle or end of a word, but it depends on the consonant used before and after them - whether broad or slender - e.g. the dh at the end of samhradh, fomhar, tabhairt.

    Source(s): Munster Irish
  • 1 decade ago

    In Scottish Gailec it is pronounced "Sav-radh"... The Dh makes a gargling odd soung. Like a soft French R...

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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  • Rat
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    i think it is sum-yer-adj

    but then again i don't know much gaelic

    sorry

    that is a really tough language to learn

    but you know what, on the bbc website they have games you can play that teach you scottish and irish gaelic... try that, it should really help

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