Faroese: unstressed syllables on the beginning of the words

[Jakub Groncki]

Hi!

So, my second question is: how to pronounce the unstressed prefixes in Faroese? For example: avlýsa, avstað or umhvørvi, umleið...

Tack i föhand!

 

[sindridah]

Is Faroese pronounciation closer to icelandic or danish pronounciation? avlýsa is cancel right? avstað = pass! , umhvorvi is then evironment right? and umleið = pass!

 

[Jakub Groncki]

Faroese pronunciation is closer to... none of them But I'd opt for Icelandic. That's right, umleið = about and avstað = to that place(Sw. åstad)

 

[Tjahzi]

I don't really understand the problem here.

Faroese generally stresses the first syllable, but when that syllable is a prefix, the stress falls on the second syllable. The first syllable is then treated like any other unstressed syllable, as simple as that.

 

[Jakub Groncki]

That's what I meant Thank you