Jake Lambert @LittleLostLad

The spelling of Irish names is my pet piamh

  • theRealBassist@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Nee-uv is correct. The ‘i’ carries the stress, as indicated by the accent, so the ‘a’ turns into an unstressed vowel /ə/.

    To anyone else who has studied Irish, this is purposely a simplification.

    • Thomrade@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Ah Ok. I get ya. I wouldnt say I “studied” Irish despite doing it for 16+ years lol. I can read and write it, and speak it, but the actual intricacies of the phonetics is beyond me.

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        10 months ago

        I did an MA in Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth.

        I did a few courses involving Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and while I enjoyed them I definitely can not speak any lol

        Ond, mae fy Nghymraeg ddim yn ofnadwy.