Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!

Subject: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: Mick Tems
Date: 25 Jan 12 - 10:20 AM

Dydd Santes Dwynwen

Subject: RE: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: Mick Tems
Date: 25 Jan 12 - 10:33 AM

Sorry!

Santes Dwynwen

Subject: RE: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: MMario
Date: 25 Jan 12 - 10:42 AM

While I realize this is practically begging for "just as it is spelled" as an answer...

How would Dwynwen be pronounced? Doo-een-oo-ehn?

Subject: RE: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 25 Jan 12 - 10:58 AM

i bet it's either DWUN-wen or DWIN-wen.

Thanks for the info, Dr. Price. It's always good to have an excuse to say 'I love you' and to play Welsh music.

Subject: RE: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 25 Jan 12 - 04:27 PM

Doy-n-when
Doy (to rhyme with boy) n when (with no aspiration on the 'h')

approximately!

Subject: RE: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: Crowhugger
Date: 25 Jan 12 - 05:06 PM

And, (approximately) how does one pronounce 'dwi'n dy garu di', which according to the link above means "I love you" in Welsh. Including which syllables are emPHAsized?

Subject: RE: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: sian, west wales
Date: 25 Jan 12 - 07:09 PM

No, Nige. DOOWEEN-wen it is.

Crow, Dween duh GARee dee, too.

sian

Subject: RE: Happy St. Dwynwen's Day!
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 26 Jan 12 - 04:44 AM

Thanks for putting me right Siân.
It's unusual for the 'y' to take that pronunciation other than in the last syllable (or in compound words). Of course, proper nouns can be exceptions to any rules.

Cheers

Nigel