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 |
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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 |