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How do you pronouce "Dealgnaid"?
I'm told it's the original Irish spelling of the modern name Dalny. But I'm wondering if the original was pronounced differently than Dalny? (Which I've heard pronounced like DAL-knee, DAL like Pal.)
For background,Dealgnaid was the wife of Partholon, who (it's said) led the second group of people to settle in Ireland, and the first group following Noah's flood. Partholon was from somewhere in the Mediterranean, according to some sources, and Dealgnaid is sometimes called the Daughter of Pharoah, but we're talking Biblical Days of Old here, so who knows. Anyway, Dealgnaid is clearly an Irish name.
thanks for any help you might have for me!
I'm told it's the original Irish spelling of the modern name Dalny. But I'm wondering if the original was pronounced differently than Dalny? (Which I've heard pronounced like DAL-knee, DAL like Pal.)
For background,Dealgnaid was the wife of Partholon, who (it's said) led the second group of people to settle in Ireland, and the first group following Noah's flood. Partholon was from somewhere in the Mediterranean, according to some sources, and Dealgnaid is sometimes called the Daughter of Pharoah, but we're talking Biblical Days of Old here, so who knows. Anyway, Dealgnaid is clearly an Irish name.
thanks for any help you might have for me!
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Dealgnaid
I gave a look in a couple of good books and I gave it good think. The mythology you cite is authentic, insofar as all Irish mythology is authentic after it's wayward path to modern understanding (especially in ties to the histories of Egypt, Israel, Greece or Spain). That said I believe the modern name Dalny is purely of Russian extraction.
From my experience, I've never come across the Gaelic name "Dealgnaid" or any similar Anglicization outside of the Parthalán/Toghdha tale. As best I can figure, the ancient name "Dealgnaid" derives from the root "dealg" meaning 'thorn' and is combined with the diminutive suffix "-naid." That once-common feminine suffix is equivalent to the masculine "-án."
All-in-all, I believe "Dealgnaid" is best pronounced 'JELL-uhg-nudge' or slightly more delicately 'DYELL-uhg-nidch.'
I gave a look in a couple of good books and I gave it good think. The mythology you cite is authentic, insofar as all Irish mythology is authentic after it's wayward path to modern understanding (especially in ties to the histories of Egypt, Israel, Greece or Spain). That said I believe the modern name Dalny is purely of Russian extraction.
From my experience, I've never come across the Gaelic name "Dealgnaid" or any similar Anglicization outside of the Parthalán/Toghdha tale. As best I can figure, the ancient name "Dealgnaid" derives from the root "dealg" meaning 'thorn' and is combined with the diminutive suffix "-naid." That once-common feminine suffix is equivalent to the masculine "-án."
All-in-all, I believe "Dealgnaid" is best pronounced 'JELL-uhg-nudge' or slightly more delicately 'DYELL-uhg-nidch.'
This message was edited 4/26/2007, 1:19 AM
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