How do you pronounce Sgian Dubhs?

**kiltedjaz** · 22nd September 06, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Mike1

Skain dew is close enough.

Surely that is pronounced 'Skane Jew' ??, and that is nothing like how it is said.
The nearest thing I can come up with is Scottish for a pigeon on the piste!!!
A 'ski'in doo' !!!

**mudd** · 22nd September 06, 05:12 PM

It's pronounced just like it sounds.

**auld argonian** · 22nd September 06, 05:17 PM

Must be one of those phonuncicatin' words that Junior Samples used to tell us about.

Best

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**switchblade5984** · 22nd September 06, 06:18 PM

skeen due

and 3 posts at the same minute.....

**Andrew Green** · 22nd September 06, 06:50 PM

I would break it down as such:
Skee-in doo

Funny how there are so many ways to try and communicate a few sounds!

**Blu (Ontario)** · 22nd September 06, 07:03 PM

They're all wrong!... It pronounced sky-ann dubb-hiss

**McClef** · 23rd September 06, 02:17 AM

Difficult to write out phonetically but it must be pronounced with a Highland accent!

Ski 'n doo.

Gallic is difficult to work out the pronunciation from how it is written and there are spelling variants which actually produce the same sound.