Another pronunciation question: Kingussie

[sydnie7]

I've searched the Net and found one reference to pronunciation: king-you-sea. However, no indication of which syLABble gets the emPHAsis

First, is king-you-sea reasonably accurate?

And is it KING-you-sea, king-YOU-sea, or king-you-SEA?

Thanks!
SYDnie

[Ra Hammer]

When I lived in Scotland, it was always pronounced "king-oo-see, with the emphasis on the second syllable ["oo", ryhmes with "you" without the "y"].

Then again, that was Glasgow, and what dae they know aboot teuchter wurds?

[Southern Breeze]

I always assumed it was pronounced king-gussie.

[Jock Scot]

When I lived in Scotland, it was always pronounced "king-oo-see, with the emphasis on the second syllable ["oo", ryhmes with "you" without the "y"].

Then again, that was Glasgow, and what dae they know aboot teuchter wurds?

Yes,thats how we locals say it KINg-OO-SEe with not too much of the "g",or the last "e".

[sydnie7]

Thanks, kin-OO-se it is (in my "Left Coast" accent which is no accent at all, of course).

[Jock Scot]

Thanks, kin-OO-se it is (in my "Left Coast" accent which is no accent at all, of course).

No sorry,that won't do! There is a distinct "g" and distinct two "Ee"s.But not too much!

[beowulf67]

No sorry,that won't do! There is a distinct "g" and distinct two "Ee"s.But not too much!

And you though this would be easy Sydnie7!

[sydnie7]

No sorry,that won't do! There is a distinct "g" and distinct two "Ee"s.But not too much!

Got it -- at least as well as I will ever get it

Thanks!

[Finn]

kin- YOU-see?

[Kiltman]

I was corrected one time to pronouncing it king-You-sea. The corrector was from Scotland and informed me that that is how that area is pronounced in Scotland. So, . . .