A GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION

CONSONANTS

Consonants at the beginning of a word have the same sound as they do in English, except that C is always pronounced K.

Within words, consonants are pronounced as follows:

B = V

C = G or K

D = TH (as in that)

G = soft GH

M = V (in most cases)

S followed or preceded by an E or an I = SH

T = D.

VOWELS

Short vowels are pronounced as in English, while long vowels (which are marked by an accent when in the lower case, no accents in capital letters) are pronounced as follows:

A = awe

E = ay

I = ee

O = owe

U = ee

E at the end of a word is pronounced.

The pronunciation of vowel combinations is as follows:

AI = A in the first syllable; 0 elsewhere

IU = U

UI = I

EI = E.

FREQUENTLY USED NAMES AND
THEIR PRONUNCIATION

Ath

Awth

Aedh

AA (as in day)

Badb

Bibe

Bodb

Bove

Conchubar

Conachboor

Cuailgne

Cooley

Cuchulain

C’hoolin

Dun

Doon

Emain

Avvan

Eoghan

Owen

Laeg

Loygh

Lugh

Loo

Mag Tured

Moy Tura

Medb

Mave

Midhe

Mee

Niamh

Neev

Og

Og

Sidhe

Shee

Suibne

Suivnee

Tain

Toin

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