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(DIR) Post #AWA4Km5X6zrXnocZOK by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-29T22:45:34Z
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Can anyone help me with some pronunciations? I've been searching for a while with no luck.Old Icelandic: faðirOld Danish: fathær
(DIR) Post #AWA4gsQUECeZpWxeFs by zboy@mastodon.au
2023-05-29T22:49:35Z
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@grammargirl Tough one!
(DIR) Post #AWA5aKz5kd8MKRapVY by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-05-29T22:59:37Z
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@grammargirl I’ve always had the understanding (possibly misguided) that æ is pronounced as “ee.”
(DIR) Post #AWA6Wv65dsnp7unhfE by rticks@universeodon.com
2023-05-29T23:10:12Z
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@grammargirl NotFath (cough cough cough) r.
(DIR) Post #AWACg41YQBIj8zQFto by ChemicalEyeGuy@mstdn.science
2023-05-30T00:19:01Z
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@grammargirl ⬆️ I know it’s not helpful, but it is funny. ⬇️ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=exCYSfQod14
(DIR) Post #AWAFgou8QAPCP40KP2 by timwindsor@mastodon.social
2023-05-30T00:52:49Z
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@grammargirl
(DIR) Post #AWAP5gaTNdFFR2jty4 by MelodyWainscott@zirk.us
2023-05-30T02:38:09Z
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@grammargirl I searched via Google on my iPhone and got a result that I can’t link to but it’s audio. Something like “fetair”. Here’s a screenshot.
(DIR) Post #AWASORUO2SWVyQWnUO by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-30T03:15:12Z
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@MelodyWainscott Thanks!
(DIR) Post #AWAgeYbmjfYU2sZCka by Bonescarab@helvede.net
2023-05-30T05:54:52Z
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@grammargirl The slightly more modern Danish version is "fader"I tried checking Google Translate to see if it could pronounce it, but that turned out to be a nightmare...
(DIR) Post #AWAhYoSqyEv3RFDK5I by mbogh@indieweb.social
2023-05-30T06:05:07Z
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@grammargirl from what I can find, it seems th was used for the sound d (http://runeberg.org/danetym/0010.html), so fathær -> fadær -> fader https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=faderfader: [ˈfɑː]
(DIR) Post #AWAjRTcAI75cegCOI4 by stveje@mstdn.social
2023-05-30T06:26:12Z
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@grammargirl The old-fashioned modern Danish "fader" is pronounced something like [fæːðɐ] (my best attempt at a transcription, the subtle details might be slightly off). The not old-fashioned modern word is "far" which is just [fæː]Don't know how or if this differs from the Old Danish, sadly.
(DIR) Post #AWBmuycK7l6Z75u26K by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-30T18:39:47Z
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@Bonescarab Thank you! Wow, I never would have guessed that pronunciation in a million years. Is that modern Danish or Old Danish? (I may just use the modern even if that's what it is and just explain what I'm doing since I can't seem to find anything on Old Danish myself.)
(DIR) Post #AWCmF6gbvYMb8Qu2aW by Bonescarab@helvede.net
2023-05-31T06:07:00Z
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@grammargirl As far as I can tell from the pronounciation guides that I found, it was more or less prounced the same way, both 'modern' or old.The 'th' turns into a sort of soft-d sound. A bit like when you say 'th' in "thee" in English.The modern Danish version of fathær/fader is just 'far" - the English equivalent of 'dad'. :)
(DIR) Post #AWDZUGIdMZYT31Xn5U by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-31T15:18:49Z
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@Bonescarab Thanks again!
(DIR) Post #AWDmhMrdZAWCZmUpEW by Bonescarab@helvede.net
2023-05-31T17:46:46Z
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@grammargirl happy to help. :)