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Correct pronunciation of Pádraig

  • 09-09-2008 5:50pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭


    Ok this is kind of on my mind since seeing the Aoibhe thread.

    I'd say 60% of the people I know pronounce Pádraig as Paw-ric. Now Im not an expert, and I'm looking for an expert opinion here :)

    Is there a reason why the D magically disappears in the pronunciation.
    I know there are things in Irish like how Donncha is pronounced Donn-a-cha (somebody told me this is a guta neodrach).

    I would have thought the correct way would be paw-drig.
    Anybody able to give me something definitive on this?


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    I actually say Paw-drig.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭noby


    I'd say 60% of your friends are saying the name Páraic. It seems a common practice alright.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭Stabshauptmann


    Is that an actual name? Or is it just a misspelling like Donnacha?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭noby


    Is that an actual name?

    Of course it is.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    /pɑːrɪk/ and /pɑːdrɪg/ are both attested.


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