Samhain-pronunciation

Subject: Samhain-pronunciation
From: GUEST,Curtis & Loretta
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 02:12 AM

Could anyone tell me the correct pronunciation of the word Samhain (spelling?), which is the word for Celtic New Year?

thanks! Loretta Simonet

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: paddymac
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 02:16 AM

The usual pronunciation sounds like "Sow-wen".

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: GUEST,Curtis & Loretta
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 02:21 AM

Thanks paddymac! I never would have imagined it, the "m" just kind of disappears....

thanks! Loretta Simonet

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 03:02 AM

Oh me name it is Sam-hain
Trick or treat, trick or treat
Oh me name is is Sam-hain
trick or treat
Oh me name it name it is Sam-hain
And I've come 'round again
Yes I've come 'round again
Carve your gourd carve your gourd
Oh yes, I've come 'round again so carve your gourd

Sorry... couldn't resist...

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: MartinRyan
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 06:47 AM

O fcourse, thats "sow" as in "pig" rather than "sow" as in "plant"! Isn't English wonderful...!

Regards

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: Mikey joe
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 07:08 AM

It's pronounced as described above, Samhain is actually the Irish for Hallowe'en though Loretta. Mí na Samhain is the Irish for November. As I said this is the Irish explaination. It may be different in Scots Gaelic , Welsh or Breton as while these are all celtic countries there is no language called celtic. They are similar in some ways with the exception of welsh which is as similar to Irish or Scots Gaelic as Mandarin Chinese is to Welsh. Hope this is of benefit. But they are all different languages.

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: Micca
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 07:15 AM

I fyou want to have fun with pronunciation in Gaelic when I was a child in Limerick Halloween was written as Oice Samhaine ( with a fada,alenthening symbol, over the O in Oice and the second a in second word) and this was pronounced ......
OI-ka Howna

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: sian, west wales
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 07:35 AM

Just as a rider to Mikey Joe ... Oct. 31 in Wales is Noson Galan Gaeaf, the Eve of Winter's First Day. Welsh, Breton and Cornish are very similar and of the same branch of Celtic languageS; Scottish, Irish and Manx are the other branch. Welsh and Irish Gaelic are quite dissimilar but there are still quite a few words which are recognizable.

sian

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: Mikey joe
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 07:46 AM

Go raibh maith agat Sian

Subject: RE: Samhain-pronunciation
From: paddymac
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 04:36 PM

Martin is "spot on", and ya gotta love the humor of it.