Pronounciation of "Comhchara"

Liobarnach · 2011-11-19 22:31:46

I am using Facebook as Gaeilge... I have this friend (for example): Paddy McCarthy 3 comhchara How would I pronounce that 'Comhchara' there now? I am thinking the mh is pronounced "w" because of the broad consonants, but somehow it sounds wrong to me...:confused: I want to pronounce it with the "v" sound... is this a newly…

19-11-2011 11:31PM

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Liobarnach

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I am using Facebook as Gaeilge...

I have this friend (for example):

Paddy McCarthy
3 comhchara

How would I pronounce that 'Comhchara' there now? I am thinking the mh is pronounced "w" because of the broad consonants, but somehow it sounds wrong to me...

I want to pronounce it with the "v" sound... is this a newly created word specially created for Facebook?

I could consult my dictionary I suppose, but I'm in bed and the lights are off and my dictionary is downstairs...:D

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#2 20-11-2011 12:21AM

AnamGlas

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"co-corra" would be my version anyway

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#3 20-11-2011 12:38AM

Su Campu

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I would say phonetically it's "co'xara"

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#4 21-11-2011 12:29PM

jamesnp

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Liobarnach wrote: »

is this a newly created word specially created for Facebook?

Irish is very liberal when it comes to compound words and something like this is very natural. I wouldn't really look on comhchara a 'word' in the true sense of the word though.

-jp

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