Breton/Level 1/Lesson 5


Pronunciation rules

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Foreword : This lesson does not treat of exceptions. Please refer to the next lesson on pronunciation for a full explanation including exceptions.


Pouezh mouezh / Accentuation

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Accentuation is strong in Breton.

Accentuation may vary :

  • according to the length of the word
  • according to the group the word belongs to (word alone or name + adjective, etc.).


Polysyllabic words

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Accentuation is on the penultimate syllable.




Monosyllabic words

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Monosyllabic words alone

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Monosyllabic words alone are accentuated.

Name with a short adjective

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In the case of a monosyllabic name with a short adjective (no more than 2 syllables), the adjective is accentuated .

Name with a long adjective

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In the case of a monosyllabic name with a long adjective (3 syllables or more), the name is accentuated .




Exceptions

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The exceptions are not treated in this lesson. Please refer to the next lesson on pronunciation for a description of exceptions.