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Help[Opinions] Re: Names you've been mispronouncing this whole time?
in reply to a message by mirfak
I wonder if the d in Ceridwen would sound softer in Welsh. In Gwydion, the d sounds almost like a th with a Welsh accent.
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Hmm. https://forvo.com/search/ceridwen/cy/
Both this and the English pronunciation people recorded, sound like neither keh-RID-wen nor KER-rid-wen, but like keh-ri-DWEN. Interesting
I can't tell that the d is a th - if it is, then it is too short for me to hear it. An English th would be more obvious. I can kinda tell that it's a th in this one: https://forvo.com/search/Gwydion/cy/ although there are 2 pronunciations there and one has a d. Maybe it's a regional thing. I guess in Welsh people make the d sound closer to their teeth generally tho.
Both this and the English pronunciation people recorded, sound like neither keh-RID-wen nor KER-rid-wen, but like keh-ri-DWEN. Interesting
I can't tell that the d is a th - if it is, then it is too short for me to hear it. An English th would be more obvious. I can kinda tell that it's a th in this one: https://forvo.com/search/Gwydion/cy/ although there are 2 pronunciations there and one has a d. Maybe it's a regional thing. I guess in Welsh people make the d sound closer to their teeth generally tho.
This message was edited 4/19/2024, 1:19 PM
Yeah, I didn't mean actually a TH. I think it sounds less harsh than the English, though.