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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Cynddylan #103381 05/15/2003 4:18 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague Can anyone shed light on how to pronounce this? It comes from a poem by R.S Thomas called 'Cynddylan on a Tractor'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Cynddylan #103382 05/15/2003 4:27 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK At Erddig Castle I was told that the double 'd' is pronounced like 'th' but firmer, more emphatically than in any English word I can think of. So for Erddig, think of how you say 'earth', but shorten the 'th' and you will be somewhere near the right pronunciation. It is actually said as 'Airthig'. Hope this is correct - it's what I was told. I believe the initial 'C' in Cynddylan would be pronounced like a 'k'. So you would have 'Kinthillan'. Now someone can tear me apart! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Cynddylan #103383 05/15/2003 4:30 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague Thanks, but would the 'cy' be proncounced 'cun' 'sin'? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Cynddylan #103384 05/15/2003 4:34 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 cun would be pretty close. or either kin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Cynddylan #103385 05/15/2003 4:40 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Sorry - I did a late edit upstairs to expand, having realised I gave only half an answer. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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