How do you pronounce "Eladrin"?

[glass]

eh LAD rin

This is how I pronounce it. Or maybe EH-LAD-rin. More stress on the first sylable than on the last, but more on the middle than either.


glass.

 

[glass]

MY driff. Why?

Really?


glass.

 

[Klaus]

It's eh-LAD-rin

Suggestion: pronounciation after new words ("eldarins [pronounced eh-LAD-rin] are...").

 

[Mercule]

Really?

Absolutely. At least, when I want to jerk someone's chain. Most times I'd say "MID riff", though.

 

[JohnSnow]

I AM TEH WINNER!

Yup. One more vote for that pronunciation.

In dictionary.com speech, it's:

e-lad-rin

That e is the spelled pronunciation for "head, ever" or "wet." Although, I wouldn't totally mind:

uh-lad-rin

Which would be the "uh" sound as in "about, animal, problem," or "circus." As distinct from the "uh" sound in "up, mother," or "mud."

Ain't English fun?

The way I see it, the "dr" is mildly diphthonged, as in "adrenaline," not totally separate as it is in "midriff."

Oh, on that subject, the Dictionary.com Unabridged had this to say:

mid·riff [mid-rif] –noun
1. diaphragm (def. 1).
2. the middle part of the body, between the chest and the waist.
3. the part of a dress or bodice, usually close-fitting, that covers this part of the body.
4. a garment that exposes this part of the body.
–adjective
5. noting or pertaining to the middle part of the human body, the part of a garment that covers it, or a garment that exposes it.

That "i" is as in "pit," "rift," or "did."

 

[I'm A Banana]

How do you pronounce MIDRIFF?

I pronounce it "sexy"

Well, since in Portuguese that's pronounced "al-lah-DEEN"...

Which is actually close to the Arabic.

Al-ad-DEEN would probably be what he was pronounced as on that particular night of the 1,001.

 

[lurkinglidda]

The way I see it, the "dr" is mildly diphthonged, as in "adrenaline,"

Yes, it's a descending dipthong.

<realizes that phrase could bring on snickers>

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Yes, it's a descending dipthong.

<realizes that phrase could bring on snickers>

It's 4:00pm on the last full workday before the holidays...

BRING ON THE SNICKERS!

(off to the vending machine)

 

[The Ubbergeek]

In french edition, that will be probably 'É-la-drin'

 

[jhilahd]

EL-ah-drin

that's what I'm thinkin' too.