Pronunciation of 'v' in Icelandic

From: Haukur Thorgeirsson
Message: 2122
Date: 2002-09-07

Heill Dan!


> So, 'allr' would normally be used in the plural in this context? I suppose I was
> fooled because 'all', being a collective noun, is always in the singular in English.
> How would you distinguish singular and plural uses of a word like 'allr'?

For example:

Allr sá dagr = All that day
Allir þeir dagar = All those days


> I'm even more curious now. If it's not bilabial or a labiodental fricative, how is
> it articulated?

Hmm... It is articulated by touching (but not holding) the upper teeth to the lower lip.
I think that makes it a labiodental approximant.

Kveðja,
Haukur

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