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August 29 2004, 3:34 AM
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I found this word a while back. I would like not the translation but the pronunciation. I found it in the MacBain's dictionary online. I thought it would make a good name for my daughter-to-be and would like to know how to say it properly. Could anyone help me out?
The word is: brinneal - a beautiful young maid or a matron |
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August 29 2004, 3:47 AM
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I don't think it's Irish. Isn't McBain's a Scottish dictionary?
Redwolf Níl mé anseo níos mó, a chairde. Tá IGTF caillte...tachta le fógraí. Feicfidh mé sibh ar an suíomh seo
Mar a duirt Seán Michael i "The Secret of Roan Inish": "Ní mise bhur n-asal, a ainmhíthe gallda. Sacaigí suas i bhur dtóin é!" |
August 29 2004, 4:05 AM
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According to McBain's, it's Middle Irish, so we wouldn't necessarily know it. My guess at pronunciation would be BRIN-yull.
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August 29 2004, 10:41 AM
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I'd pronounce it BRINN-ill, with the second syllable very short and unstressed.
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August 29 2004, 18:27 PM
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Do keep the "y" sound, in my opinion. The "nn" in this context is a bit like the Spanish "ñ".
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August 29 2004, 19:23 PM
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In a sense, we're all of us right. It's a very faint "y" sound, hard to descibe in ASCII.
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