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The spelling of Irish names is my pet piamh

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[–] theRealBassist@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nee-uv is correct. The 'i' carries the stress, as indicated by the accent, so the 'a' turns into an unstressed vowel /ə/.

To anyone else who has studied Irish, this is purposely a simplification.

[–] Tum@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ah Ok. I get ya. I wouldnt say I "studied" Irish despite doing it for 16+ years lol. I can read and write it, and speak it, but the actual intricacies of the phonetics is beyond me.

[–] theRealBassist@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I did an MA in Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth.

I did a few courses involving Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and while I enjoyed them I definitely can not speak any lol

Ond, mae fy Nghymraeg ddim yn ofnadwy.