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HelpPronunciation of Alastríona
Does anybody know how to pronounce Alastríona? BtN says that it's pronounced al-as-TREE-na. What happens with letter O? And what about pronunciation on the website Forvo? It's a bit different than this here. Thanks in advance :)
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It's Irish.
Just like in Catríona ("kah-TREE-nuh").
Just like in Catríona ("kah-TREE-nuh").
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In Gaelic spelling, every consonant has to be preceded and followed by the same type of vowel. there are two types of vowels: broad (a,o,u) and slender (i,e). So, Alastriona is actually a misspelling-- it should be Alaistriona, because the "str" is followed by an "i" it has to be preceded by a slender vowel too (Alaestriona would theoretically work too, but it looks weird). Since it ends with an A, the N has to be preceded by a broad vowel hence the o. You actually pronounce it very slightly, it's /al us TREE uh'na/-- there's a very slight extra syllable before the last "a" so slight that most people don't bother with it.
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It's al-as-TREE-na, it's Irish. Irish names that have the trío come out as a tree sound.
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because it's Irish. It's on the same lines as Catriona
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