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HelpRe: How can "Gus" be derived from Constantine?
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That's a question better asked over in Facts, I suspect, because while I've definitely heard of its use in the real world (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, for instance ;), I don't know how it came about.
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"This nickname is used because of the similarity in sound to Kostas, a Greek short form of Konstantinos or Constantine. (The "k" (or kappa in the Greek alphabet), would be "unaspirated," that is, without the puff of breath following an initial k or c in English (the k of "kin" or the c of "cot" as opposed to those of "skin" or "Scot," respectively), and thus sound something like a hard "g.")"
A comment under Gus (2):
"This nickname is used because of the similarity in sound to Kostas, a Greek short form of Konstantinos or Constantine. (The "k" (or kappa in the Greek alphabet), would be "unaspirated," that is, without the puff of breath following an initial k or c in English (the k of "kin" or the c of "cot" as opposed to those of "skin" or "Scot," respectively), and thus sound something like a hard "g.")"
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That makes sense
I know a Constantine whose nickname is Costa (COH-stah) and the C sound at the beginning is a sort of C/G hybrid sound, rather than the C/K normally associated with C.
I like Costa as a nickname, but Gus, not so much.
I know a Constantine whose nickname is Costa (COH-stah) and the C sound at the beginning is a sort of C/G hybrid sound, rather than the C/K normally associated with C.
I like Costa as a nickname, but Gus, not so much.
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No
kappa doesn't sound like g...
kappa doesn't sound like g...
This message was edited 6/15/2008, 4:51 PM
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