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Re: samhain?

From:Michael Poxon <m.poxon@...>
Date:Monday, November 1, 2004, 15:12
Beltane is actually an Anglicisation of "Bealtaine" pronounced /bjOlhi:ni/ =
"May".
Imbolc I think is pronounced much as it looks, with a bit of a hiatus
between the l and c, so "Imbollock!"
And Lughnasadh = /lu:na:s@/
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "caeruleancentaur" <caeruleancentaur@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: samhain?


> --- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Joe <joe@W...> wrote: > joshua tanaka wrote: > > > why is 'samhain' pronounced 'saUen' ? > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > I knew about this pronunciation. Would someone help me (us) with the > pronunciation of the other three: Beltane, Imbolc and Lughnassadh? > > Charlie