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Pronunciation of Svend?
by Lea M (lcgirl20)
11/9/2008, 10:46 AM
And how is it differently said from Sven (if it is)?TIA!
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- Satu (_satu_)   +4
11/9/2008, 12:05 PM
The Danish pronunciation of Sven and Svend is the same.
You can listen to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ZUXZrulvE
0:14 - 0:24 - 0:29 - 1:26
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- Lea M (lcgirl20)   +3
11/9/2008, 12:20 PM
Thank you so much...Is there a glottal stop in it? It seems like the sort of thing that would have one.

This message was edited 11/10/2008, 2:44 PM

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- Satu (_satu_)   +2
11/11/2008, 10:19 AM
Yes, both Sven and Svend have got this kind of Danish glottal stop called "stød".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%B8d
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- Lea M (lcgirl20)   +1
11/16/2008, 8:10 AM
They both do?Thank you for letting me know! Is there any variant of Sven that doesn't have a glottal stop?
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- Satu (_satu_)
11/17/2008, 12:24 PM
Yes they doYes, in Danish they both do have the stød. In Danish there are the variant forms Svende and Svenne (both pronounced SVEN-neh) without a stød. They are not very common though.
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