[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…it really is such a good book/choice and so well written…I was going to ask you…. Cora’s mother, Silbhe…?…in my reading head I’m pronouncing it as ‘Silve’/like silver without the er sound at the end…is that correct, or…?…

It's more She-live-ah

**Live as rhymes with give

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's more She-live-ah

**Live as rhymes with give

….ahhh, thank you……I’ll correct/adjust my reading voice…yes it’s excellent so far, I still have a way to go…I have a long weekend away this week and hope to finish it then..

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

….ahhh, thank you……I’ll correct/adjust my reading voice…yes it’s excellent so far, I still have a way to go…I have a long weekend away this week and hope to finish it then..

When a word in Irish starts with S it depends which vowel comes afterwards as to whether it makes a ss sound or a sh sound, generally speaking E & I, the narrow vowels get the sh sound like in Silbhe and the Broad vowels A, O & U get the ss sound like Saoirse(Seersha which actually has the sh sound at the end lol)

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

When a word in Irish starts with S it depends which vowel comes afterwards as to whether it makes a ss sound or a sh sound, generally speaking E & I, the narrow vowels get the sh sound like in Silbhe and the Broad vowels A, O & U get the ss sound like Saoirse(Seersha which actually has the sh sound at the end lol)

…I should know all of that…Silbhe wasn’t a name I was familiar with so wasn’t sure and was incorrectly pronouncing it Silve ….

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I should know all of that…Silbhe wasn’t a name I was familiar with so wasn’t sure and was incorrectly pronouncing it Silve ….

It's not a very common name tbf even in Ireland