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I would probably roll with DH representing the voiced pronunciation of "th" (so the last sound in "breathe").
And with that many ending consonants, I'd opt for a short a, although an a pronounced AH would not be out of place either.
So all in all, very much like the word "math" with a hard g before the th, (and the th voiced )
This is not a conventional English spelling, so we're all guessing here.
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I would go "Mah'V"....but that's just my Gaelic influence....
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This name to me is "obviously" Irish (given that it's a Fey goddess, that doesn't surprise me), so the "dh" is probably pronounced as in Irish as a 'y'.
So I would pronounce it "moggy." "Mah-v" would also work, depending on which part of Irish you speak.
I want to know how to pronounce this name. It's hard for non-native speakers.Thanks
While it has an extra A in it's spelling I am going to suggest this:
https://forvo.com/word/magadh/
This name to me is "obviously" Irish (given that it's a Fey goddess, that doesn't surprise me), so the "dh" is probably pronounced as in Irish as a 'y'.
So I would pronounce it "moggy." "Mah-v" would also work, depending on which part of Irish you speak.
Indeed, I'd pronounce it a MaGGh
I am no authority, but I would pronounce it with this process:
Imagine the phrase 'May have'.
Contract it, "May've"
Try to make it one syllable.
You're halfway there.
Now try to imagine what you do to 'T' to make a 'TH', the one that vibrates, just a little.
Try to do THAT to a 'D'.
Use that 'DH' in place of the v in "May've"
"Maydhe"
You pronounce it while creating a character who, through whatever combination of classes, ends up able to take Crusader's Flurry with a scythe. Coolest melee ever.
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This name to me is "obviously" Irish (given that it's a Fey goddess, that doesn't surprise me), so the "dh" is probably pronounced as in Irish as a 'y'.
So I would pronounce it "moggy." "Mah-v" would also work, depending on which part of Irish you speak.
Mah-v seems likely, given that fairy Queen Mab is sometimes spelled Medbh or Maeve.
That said it's not quite the same name.
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I remember from my Irish Gaelic (2 years), and Welsh (1 year) classes that bdh and gdh are best pronounced as a v sound. That's what I always use.
Of course I suck at both languages, and Scots Gaeic too!
I remember from my Irish Gaelic (2 years), and Welsh (1 year) classes that bdh and gdh are best pronounced as a v sound. That's what I always use.
Of course I suck at both languages, and Scots Gaeic too!
Where the heck did you find someplace that offered Welsh language classes ??? I can barely find any on line courses :P
This name to me is "obviously" Irish (given that it's a Fey goddess, that doesn't surprise me), so the "dh" is probably pronounced as in Irish as a 'y'.
So I would pronounce it "moggy." "Mah-v" would also work, depending on which part of Irish you speak.
Mah-v seems likely, given that fairy Queen Mab is sometimes spelled Medbh or Maeve.
That said it's not quite the same name.
And sometimes Mab and Maeve are entirely different fairies.
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And sometimes Mab and Maeve are entirely different fairies.Mah-v seems likely, given that fairy Queen Mab is sometimes spelled Medbh or Maeve.
That said it's not quite the same name.
Mythology is fluid. That's part of the fun.
Where the heck did you find someplace that offered Welsh language classes ??? I can barely find any on line courses :PI remember from my Irish Gaelic (2 years), and Welsh (1 year) classes that bdh and gdh are best pronounced as a v sound. That's what I always use.
Of course I suck at both languages, and Scots Gaeic too!
Back around 1990 we had an Irish school teacher who came to New Mexico during his summers. He stayed with the President of the Irish American Society, and supplemented his income by teaching Irish Gaelic three nights a week to about 15 of us in the IAS or the St. Andrew's Scottish Society of NM.
Later he received his certification in Welsh, so I took that.
He taught us most of the regular school curriculum he taught in Ireland.
Last I looked, the University of NM still offered Gaelic and Welsh classes.
Don't they offer those near you?
I was gonna say something along the lines of Ndnd. But you guys are serious.