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ArchivesRe: The correct pronunication of Caitria...
in reply to a message by Granuaile
Granuaile has a point... Caitria does look like a made-up name (it definately isn't a traditional name). But the pronunciation I gave you is based on standard Irish Gaelic pronunciation for names and that doesn't necessarily include regional pronunciations. To complicate matters, the rules on how to pronounce Gaelic names sometimes break the pronunciation rules that one would apply to other words.
"C" is always a hard "k" sound.
"ai" is usually pronounced "I", but in proper names is pronounced "ay" (as in the word "day")
"i" is pronounced "ee" or "ih" (except for the pronoun "I")
"a" is usually pronounced "ah" (as in the word "pot")
I've never heard anyone from Ireland pronounce "ai" as an "oy" as G. suggested... that sounds like a Slavic pronunciation, but it could be a regional variation. The suggested stress on the "ee" sound in the middle seems better than the original stresses I used. So... Cay-TREE-ah might be a more general pronunciation. Unless you plan to visit the East coast. :)
"C" is always a hard "k" sound.
"ai" is usually pronounced "I", but in proper names is pronounced "ay" (as in the word "day")
"i" is pronounced "ee" or "ih" (except for the pronoun "I")
"a" is usually pronounced "ah" (as in the word "pot")
I've never heard anyone from Ireland pronounce "ai" as an "oy" as G. suggested... that sounds like a Slavic pronunciation, but it could be a regional variation. The suggested stress on the "ee" sound in the middle seems better than the original stresses I used. So... Cay-TREE-ah might be a more general pronunciation. Unless you plan to visit the East coast. :)
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