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[Facts] Re: How do you pronounce Ekaterina?
EH-kah-teh-ri-nah
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In Russia, it's the 4th syllable that is stressed:
eh-kah-teh-REE-nah ___________________________________________'Do not be grieved for me, Starbrow,' she said. 'Nor too much ashamed of your own folk. Better a little doll, maybe, than no memory of Faery at all.'
'Smith of Wootton Major' J.R.R.Tolkien
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That makes much more sense than the Bulgarian way. First, the stress in Katerina is on the "i" as well, and second, it's easier to pronounce.
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