D&D General How do you pronounce Seldarine?

[Prakriti]

I can't find it in any pronunciation guide, so maybe there's no official pronunciation.

For what it's worth, the Seldarine is the name of the Elven pantheon in Forgotten Realms.

Spoiler: My own thoughts:

According to Demihuman Deities, Sehanine is pronounced "SEH-ha-neen," so I guess Seldarine would be "SEL-da-reen."

 

[pukunui]

I pronounce it sel-DUH-reen.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

The way I have always pronounced it makes it rhyme with submarine.

 

[Fenris-77]

I pronounce it sel-DUH-reen.

I'd probably go sel-DAH-reen, but the difference is minimal.

 

[Aldarc]

English tends towards more open syllables and emphasizing the first syllable: SEL-dar-ine (or SEL-dar-rine, if your instinct is to reduplicate the 'r'). This is probably more consistent with the pronunciation you found for Sehanine.

But I would probably go for something more like sel-DA-rîn or sel-Də-rîn (with the middle vocalization shortening to a schwa sound).

If you change the emphasis of a word from how your native language would, it can go a long way to making it sound like another language system.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It a portmanteaux of celery and margarine.

 

[Fenris-77]

It a portmanteaux of celery and margarine.

You get a sticker just for using the word portmanteau. Well played sir, well played. slow golf clap

 

[KahlessNestor]

SEL-duh-reen

 

[wingsandsword]

I've always pronounced it as SELL (as in the opposite of to buy) dar (rhymes with bar) ine (as in the last syllable of "submarine")

 

[Fenris-77]

I'm going to change my mind to SEL-dah-reen, I also think the emphasis should be on the first syllable.