Pronunciation Question

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Postby Beith » 04 Jul 2006, 20:48

Hi Bard Liath,

That title (one of a few ) of the Dagda's harp is from a small poem where the harp is summoned.

Daur dá blá means "Oak of the two cries" (cry or shout)

in phonetic english it would be something like:

"Dow-ur daw vlaw" because the B of blá is lenited by the preceding dual particle dá in the genetive case.

Hope that helps!
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