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# How to pronounce "claddagh" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/klæddægh/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **clad·dagh**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Ellipsis of Claddagh ring.
  - *Example*: "The rings were golden Claddaghs with a garnet in the center. A Claddagh represented friendship, honor, and love."

### Example Sentences
- "The rings were golden Claddaghs with a garnet in the center. A Claddagh represented friendship, honor, and love."
- "They were very important to coastal communities, going back hundreds of years, especially around the Claddaghduff, Connemara region where subsistence farmers us"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "claddagh" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "They're fantastic creatures. We're very lucky in Ireland, we have plenty of basking sharks and plenty of opportunities to study them. They were very important to coastal communities, going back hundreds of years, especially around the Claddaghduff, Connemara region where subsistence farmers used to sail out on their hookers and open boats, sometimes way offshore to a place called the Sunfish Bank, about 30 miles west of Achill Island, to kill the basking sharks."
- **Watch at 0:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGadg8xHVPI&t=45s)


## How to Pronounce "claddagh"

- **Syllables**: clad · dagh
- **IPA**: `/klæddægh/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[claddeth](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/claddeth), [cla](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cla), [clabber](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clabber), [clabbered](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clabbered), [clabbering](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clabbering), [clabbers](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clabbers), [clachan](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clachan), [clack](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clack)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “claddagh”?
“claddagh” is pronounced /klæddægh/ (clad · dagh). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “claddagh”?
“claddagh” has 2 syllables: clad · dagh.

### What does “claddagh” mean?
Ellipsis of Claddagh ring.

### How can I hear “claddagh” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “claddagh” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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