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Re: How do you pronounce the word for Prophet, in Irish?

seano — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:26:26 GMT

The word for prophet is fáidh. I don't know if you are in Ireland, but if you imagine someone from a country area of Tyrone or Derry saying "aye" (a New Englander or a Newfoundlander would probably do, come to think of it) and then stick an f in front of it, that's close enough. Fie as in fee, fie, fo, fum is also pretty close. If you lenite it, the f becomes completely silent, so in the phrase "ag an fháidh" (at the prophet) it will be pronounced aye. In the plural it's fáithe, pronounced fie-ha. What's known as a broad f (that's an f with an a, an o or a u next to it) will often have a slight w- sound after it, so you might hear it as something like fwie/fwie-ha.

Re: How do you pronounce the word for Prophet, in Irish?

glik — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:11 GMT

GerryLux:

A chairde,

How do you pronounce the word for Prophet, in Irish?

Go raibh maith agat,

Gearóid

A Ghearóid, a chara,

if its 'fáidh' you have in mind, I reckon its pronounced faw/ig.

How do you pronounce the word for Prophet, in Irish?

GerryLux — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:28:14 GMT

A chairde,

How do you pronounce the word for Prophet, in Irish?

Go raibh maith agat,

Gearóid