"Patricia Kennealy - TK 02 - The Throne of Scone" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kennealy Patricia)

... it means just what I choose it to meanтАФneither more nor less." Now you are
warned.
Vowels
Generally the usual, though a is mostly pronounced "ah" and ( never takes the
sound of "eye," but always an "ee" or "ih" sound. Thus: "ard-ree" for
Ard-righ, not "ard-rye." Final e is always sounded; thus: "Slay-nee" for
Slaine, not "Slain"; Shane is pronounced as in English.
Vowel Combinations
aoi; ao: au:
ae, ai:
&: io:
"ee" as in "heel"
"ay" as in "pay"
"ow" as in "cow,
Jaun rhymes with
"I" as in "high.'
Aeron and Slaine, where the sound is
"day."
The accent gives it length. Thus, dan is pronounced
"dawn."
"ih" if unaccented. If accented (io), then "ee."
' never "aw" as in "saw"; thus crown," not with "fawn." Exceptions: the proper
names ay" as in
THE THRONE OF SCONE
IX
Consonants
c: always a "k" sound. (To avoid the obvious problem here, the more usual
Celt, Celtic, Celtia have been spelled Kelt, Keltic, Keltia, throughout.)
ch, kh: gutturals as in the German "ach," never "ch" as in "choose"
g: always hard, as in "get" or "give"
bh: pronounced as "v"
dd: pronounced as "th" in "then," not as in "thin"
Some of the more difficult names
Aeron: AIR-on
Aoibhell: ee-VELL
Gwydion: GWID-eeon
Rioghnach: REE-oh-nakh
Caerdroia: car-DROY-uh
Taoiseach: TEE-shokh
Sidhe: shee
Annwn: annoon
Nudd: neethe (sometimes spelled Neith)
Sorcha: SURR-uh-kha
Taliesin: tal-YES-in
Kynon: kinnon
Pryderi: pree-DARE-ee
dQhin: doo-heen
irin Mage": EE-rin MAH-gay
Scone: properly, skoon; but, as you please
Characters Kelts