What is the proper pronunciation of "Grognard"?

[Atavar]

Hello Everyone,

With the Latest Announcement(tm) comes a lot of "grognard" talk. I think I grock it's meaning, but I don't know how to pronounce it.

I've been saying it phonetically, but when I do that it sounds like I am referring to the left testicle of a half-orc named Grog.

So, how does one pronounce "grognard"?

Thanks,

Atavar

 

[Charwoman Gene]

Hello Everyone,
So, how does one pronounce "grognard"?

"Old Fart"

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I've been saying it phonetically, but when I do that it sounds like I am referring to the left testicle of a half-orc named Grog.

Then you're saying it right. Just stress the r a bit more. Grog-narrrrrrd. Not grog-nad.

 

[blargney the second]

dee AG low

 

[blargney the second]

Incidentally, it's a french word. It should actually be pronounced more like "gron YAR".

 

[SavageRobby]

Its "groan-yar", pretty much.


Interestingly enough, this was a word in the last national spelling bee. I had known it to mean "old soldier", but it was originally specific to Napoleon.

 

[Odhanan]

groan-yar indeed, with the "oan" sound a bit briefer than the word "groan" and a "a" as in "fat".

I'm French, by the way.

 

[Mark]

Here is some info for you on the origins of the word "grognard" and how it first became applied to gamers.

 

[JDJblatherings]

Its "groan-yar", pretty much.


Interestingly enough, this was a word in the last national spelling bee. I had known it to mean "old soldier", but it was originally specific to Napoleon.

Grognards were the veteran soldiers who served under Napoleon, always complaining about junior officers, new recruits, discipline, the quality of the food, the sewing that went into uniforms and pretty much everything else.

 

[Fifth Element]

It's French, so the proper pronunciation is nearly impossible to write out for a native English speaker.

It's kinda like "grongyahr". But of course those aren't English r's, they're French r's, which is not a sound that really exists in English. Though of course it varies by dialect (of both English and French).