How do you say Lunasa?

slowair · Post by **slowair** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:01 pm

I just started listening to this group...been living in a cave, don'tcha know...and could someone please tell me how the name Lunasa is pronounced?

Thanks.

Mike

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:08 pm

LOON uh suh

Carol

slowair · Post by **slowair** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:21 pm

Great!

Thanks!

lollycross · Post by **lollycross** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:22 pm

Gee, its sounds like Klingon when you say it that way!
Lolly

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:18 pm

"Lunacy".

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:27 pm

Gaelic usually puts the stress on the first syllable unless it's a compound word. Although the name of the band Danú has the "long mark" on the "U". it doesn't imply stress, but pronunciation. Without it, the "U" would be more of a schwa sound. So, Danú would be pronounced "DON ooh", not "don OOH", or "dan YOU".

Which makes me wonder that with the accent mark, I'll hear Lúnasa rendered "loon OSS ah"...

(edited for spelling)

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:59 pm

Well, it's how Karan Casey pronounced it, when she was finishing her opening set and announcing that LOON uh suh would soon be up. But maybe she just doesn't know.

Btw, I have it on good authority that Solas is pronounced SUH luhss.

Carol

brad maloney · Post by **brad maloney** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:35 pm

Ask Wendy Newton :roll:

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 3:10 pm

cskinner wrote:LOON uh suh

Carol

Yep, this is the correct way.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:23 pm

blackhawk wrote:
cskinner wrote:LOON uh suh

Carol
Yep, this is the correct way.

This is how my teacher, who is Irish, pronounced it too.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 8:21 pm

slowair wrote:I just started listening to this group...been living in a cave, don'tcha know...and could someone please tell me how the name Lunasa is pronounced?

Lawsuit.

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:09 am

I'd think that Karen Casey would know since she's Niall Vallely's mate and Niall is Cillian's brother

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:19 am

glauber wrote:
slowair wrote:I just started listening to this group...been living in a cave, don'tcha know...and could someone please tell me how the name Lunasa is pronounced?
Lawsuit.

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:24 am

I always figured it was a spelling 'take off' of Lughnasa, and pronounced it accordingly.

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:19 am

Tyghress wrote:I always figured it was a spelling 'take off' of Lughnasa, and pronounced it accordingly.

It is, they are two different spellings for the same word.

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