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Irish Pound as Gaeilge: Punt or Púnt?

  • 28-01-2015 11:05am
    #1
    yoozername
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Was the Irish Pound known as Gaeilge as Púnt or Punt? Saw Púnt on Wiki, didn't look right for some reason. There are references to both on the Net.

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    yoozername wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Was the Irish Pound known as Gaeilge as Púnt or Punt? Saw Púnt on Wiki, didn't look right for some reason. There are references to both on the Net.

    Thanks!

    Punt.
    The Munster pronunciation sounded like púnt but wasn't spelt that way.


  • #3
    dubhthach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭dubhthach


    A picture paints a thousand words:

    220px-Irish_pound_(reverse).png


  • #4
    civis_liberalis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭civis_liberalis


    An gal gréine wrote: »
    Punt.
    The Munster pronunciation sounded like púnt but wasn't spelt that way.

    Correct. They mispronounce most things I find.

    Edit: I really liked those coins. Then again, it could be slightly influence by my memory of how many sweets that could buy me.



  • #5
    AnLonDubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 216 ✭✭AnLonDubh


    civis_liberalis wrote: »
    Correct. They mispronounce most things I find.
    What! How the hell is the Munster pronunciation incorrect, which dialect is correct pray tell?


  • #6
    deise08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭deise08


    Who put that fada in there? :)


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  • #7
    dubhthach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭dubhthach


    As someone from Leath Cuinn I've no problem with Leath Mogha pronounciation, should work the other way arounds as well :)


  • #8
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    AnLonDubh wrote: »
    What! How the hell is the Munster pronunciation incorrect, which dialect is correct pray tell?

    I'm hoping it was said in jest!


  • #9
    yoozername
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭yoozername


    Thanks all, Punt it is so!


  • #10
    davwain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 94 ✭✭davwain


    Ireland's currency, in pre-euro times, was known as the pound or punt. Ukraine's currency is more often called the hryvnia (гривня), although, in Russian, it is known as the grivna (гривна).


  • #11
    yoozername
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭yoozername


    davwain wrote: »
    Ireland's currency, in pre-euro times, was known as the pound or punt. Ukraine's currency is more often called the hryvnia (гривня), although, in Russian, it is known as the grivna (гривна).

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