I notice that some people say S as sh but quite a few don't. I know in Scots Gaelic sh is usualy sh. I'm mostly interested in Munster, because my family is from Co. Clare...Munster and Leinster mainly.
In Irish the pronunciation of S depends on the vowels contiguous with it. Everywhere in Ireland Seán, Seamas and Síle are pronounced as Shawn, Shaemus and Sheila because e and i are slender vowels following the S and so S takes the Sh sound. Saibh however is pronounced as Sive and not Shive because the a following S is a broad vowel and so the S has the broad sound. O and u are the other broad vowels. I hope this helps.
I notice that some people say S as sh but quite a few don't. I know in Scots Gaelic sh is usualy sh. I'm mostly interested in Munster, because my family is from Co. Clare...Munster and Leinster mainly.
Cstrife234 1 year ago
In Irish the pronunciation of S depends on the vowels contiguous with it. Everywhere in Ireland Seán, Seamas and Síle are pronounced as Shawn, Shaemus and Sheila because e and i are slender vowels following the S and so S takes the Sh sound. Saibh however is pronounced as Sive and not Shive because the a following S is a broad vowel and so the S has the broad sound. O and u are the other broad vowels. I hope this helps.
gaelfhear 1 year ago
@gaelfhear yeah
Cstrife234 1 year ago