Who gets the last word in?

[Rusty]

Wandrail. Explain to me how the hell to pronounce your username. At the moment I'm saying it as if it's an English word, with the "wan" rhyming with gone and the "drail" rhyming with... uh, rail, funnily enough. But then I thought it might be different, like "wan" rhyming with van and "drail" rhyming with aisle, or some such thing. Also, are the syllables "Wan-drail" or "Wand-rail"?? Help me!!

 

[Caelestia]

I've been saying it the same way too.

 

[Wandrail]

You would pronounce it pretty much like the english as far as I know. I've been learning irish gaelic, but this word is Manx gaelic which is practically a dead language and combines the old irish with some norse influences. I only ever started using it because my band has a song called Wandrail, which means wanderer ...but pronouncing it 'wahn-drail' should be correct. Just like the irish, manx gaelic should follow these rules with the use of 'ai' characters, even though it is not in an initial syllable:

When accented at the beginning of a word, the group "ai" may get any of three sounds. An (a) sound, as in English "hat," is one. Examples:
ainm (A-nim), name; ait (at), strange; aingeal (ANG-uhl), angel.

In an initial syllable, the "ai" can receive the (a) sound, too, if the letters "d, l, n, r, s, t" precede the "ai." Examples:

daingean (DANG-uhn), fortress

laige(LAG-e), weakness

naipcín (nap-KEEN), napkin

raic (rak), quarrel

saineolas (san-oh-luhs), expert knowledge

tais (tash), damp


If the letters "b, c, f, g, m, p" precede the "ai" in an initial syllable, the "ai" has an (ah) sound, which is actually a shortened (aw*) sound. Examples:

baile (BAHL-e), home

caisleán (kahsh-LAW*N), castle

faisean (FAHSH-uhn), fashion

gaineamh (GAHN-uhv), sand

maith (mah), good

pailm (PAHL-im), palm


If the "ai" is followed by "dh," "gh," "ll," "nt" or a few other letter combinations, it can receive an (eye) sound, as in English "my." Examples:

Taidhg (teyeg), a name (genitive case of "Tadhg")

maighdean (MEYE-duhn), maiden

aimsir (EYEM-sheer), season, weather

aill (eyel), cliff

caill (keyel), lose

caint (keyent), talk

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]saibhir (SEYE-vir), rich, also pronounced (SEV-ir) [/font]

 

[Rusty]

Why thank you, I never expected so much detail.

 

[Caelestia]

does 'Li' mean anything in Gaelic?

 

[Abbey Normal]

'Li' means no, or no 'Li' does not mean anything in Gaelic?

 

[Caelestia]

Beh! I thought it meant something.

 

[Destroyer Of Orden]

Good day, everyone!

 

[Wandrail]

'Li' is not a word in gaelic, sorry. I just got back from drinking with some workmates - was fun. I'm a bit tipsy though, thanks to my friend Sam Adams. A stand-up guy though!

 

[Caelestia]

Thank you, Mr. Wandrail

 

[TB666]

This thread is turning gay.
The swedish chef to the rescue.

Bork bork bork bork

 

[Lokakuu]

 

[Rusty]

And yet this thread was so stunningly interesting before. Ah, hark at what has become.

 

[ante]

*laughing out loud*

 

[TB666]

 

[Sonnenritter]

The muppets could even save a thread created by Profånity. Okay... nothing is that good.

 

[ante]

haha yeah they rule

 

[TB666]

Yeah Fozzie and Animal are gods.

 

[Sonnenritter]

Damnit. I want to watch something with the Muppets in it now, preferably Muppets from Space. I suppose Labyrinth will have to do...

 

[ante]