Is Dagda pronounced 'Dag-da' (dag like bag) or 'Dawg-da' (dog) ... Or something else different? And is Nuada pronounced 'New- odda' (like fada without the F)? Thanks

The spelling in Irish was Daghdha, so it could go as 'die-yaw' or 'da-gaw' depending on your region. Noo -a - da....don't forget that 'a' in the middle!

Regarding an Daghda, you are right. But Nuada is an Old Irish spelling, and so the single -d- being between two vowels is lenited - it has a séimhiú: Nuadha, pronounced Nua, the same as the Irish word for new. Proof of this is in the name of a town about 20 km west of Dublin - Maynooth. In Irish Maigh Nuad, also written with a T at the end. The older spelling was Maigh Nuadhad or Maigh Nuadhat. The d/t at the end is because it is in the genitive case.

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Dagda - Tuatha Dé Danann

14-12-2021 09:04PM

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Donkeyboo

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Is Dagda pronounced 'Dag-da' (dag like bag) or 'Dawg-da' (dog) ... Or something else different?
And is Nuada pronounced 'New- odda' (like fada without the F)?
Thanks

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#1 17-12-2021 10:43AM

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The spelling in Irish was Daghdha, so it could go as 'die-yaw' or 'da-gaw' depending on your region.
Noo -a - da....don't forget that 'a' in the middle!

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#1 19-12-2021 11:23PM

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Regarding an Daghda, you are right.
But Nuada is an Old Irish spelling, and so the single -d- being between two vowels is lenited - it has a séimhiú: Nuadha, pronounced Nua, the same as the Irish word for new.
Proof of this is in the name of a town about 20 km west of Dublin - Maynooth. In Irish Maigh Nuad, also written with a T at the end. The older spelling was Maigh Nuadhad or Maigh Nuadhat. The d/t at the end is because it is in the genitive case.

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