Correct pronucation SGIAN DUBH

[BroosterB1]

Can anybody give me the correct pronucation of SGIAN DUBH?

I am doing a wedding tommorrow and this is something I just overlooked.

Thank you all

Bruce

[socalferg]

Greetings from SoCal, Bruce.

This is from Wikipedia:
"The sgian dubh (pronounced [skiːn dyː], or lightly diphthongised [skiən dyː] "skee(a)n doo")"

Hope this helps. There may be other pronuciations, and if there are I'm sure others will be able to provide enlightenment.

[BroosterB1]

For thouse of us who were never very good at reading pronuciations

would : Ski and Do be close?

[The Wizard of BC]

Skain Du

Skain rymes with slain.

Du as in "I do".

[george7]

in the south, we usually pronounce it "skin - do" with an almost g sounding k.

[ThistleDown]

Brooster, I would go with "skeen doo". It's the closest you will probably come to the Gaelic without actually hearing it pronounced.

[Jock Scot]

Welcome,from Inverness-shire.

[Highlander31]

Brooster, I would go with "skeen doo". It's the closest you will probably come to the Gaelic without actually hearing it pronounced.

I would say go with ThistleDown's pronunciation.

[Cassidy]

Far be it from me to argue with the Wizard of BC, he's probably right. The only pronunciation I've ever heard for it, however, is "skeen doo."

[McClef]

from South Wales UK!

Even the spelling varies, let alone the pronunciation!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgian_Dubh