Tarí Melalinwë
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I have been wondering for a while how to pronounce Maedhros. There isn't a pronunciation in Parf Edhellen. I believe it is my-thros, but other people have said my-eh-thros or my-dros.
I have been wondering for a while how to pronounce Maedhros. There isn't a pronunciation in Parf Edhellen. I believe it is my-thros, but other people have said my-eh-thros or my-dros.
The IPA: 'ma͡ɛð.rɔs, MAEDH-ros.
ae is similar to ai, but ends at a more open vowel height. Sindarin ai is most like i in English time. ae is similar to ai, but ai ends at a less open vowel height. J.R.R. Tolkien said that ae and ai can be pronounced the same if a person cannot tell the difference between them.
Sindarin dh is most like th in English the. It is not pronounced like normal d.
Check out this: Tolkien Project Pronunciation