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Thread #144011 Message #3327904
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
23-Mar-12 - 05:44 PM
Thread Name: BS: How to pronounce this Latin phrase?
Subject: RE: BS: How to pronounce this Latin phrase?
Stearn- "The pronunciation of Church Latin is based on modern Italian pronunciation, c before i and e accordingly pronounced as the English ch and not as s (the conventional English pronunciation) or k (the Reformed Academic pronunciation)."
Reformed Academic a (macron) as in father a circumflex as in apart ae as ai in aisle au as in house c as in cat ch (of greek words) as k or k-h (if possible) e macron as in they e circumflex as in pet ei as in rein g as in go i macron as in machine i circumflex as in pit (consonant i) as y in yellow ng as in finger o macron as in note (long vowel) o circumflex as in not (short vowel) oe as oi in toil ph as p r always trilled s as in sit, gas t as in table. native u macron as in brute u circumflex as in full ui as oui (French), we v (consonant u) as w y macron as u in French pur y circumflex as in French du