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in reply to a message by z_amy
Aglaia is great. How are you pronouncing it? I know it is pronounced, "ah-glah-EE-uh" in Russian. In English, I say, "ah-GLIE-uh" but I'm never sure if that should be more like, "ah-GLAY-uh."
Xenia is pronounced "KSEH-nee-uh" in Russian. I'm sure of that. I assume Xenia is also pronounced that way in the original Greek. Either that, or "ZEE-nee-uh." But double check with someone who is sure.
Xenia is pronounced "KSEH-nee-uh" in Russian. I'm sure of that. I assume Xenia is also pronounced that way in the original Greek. Either that, or "ZEE-nee-uh." But double check with someone who is sure.
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I was pronouncing Aglaia as "ah-GL-EYE-ah"/"ah-GLAI-ah"... I am not sure if I've ever heard it pronounced before-- only I've seen it in print!
I think from what I can find about Xenia in Greek, the modern Greek pronunciation would be the same as the Russian.
When I looked up info about the Greek letter Xi (uppercase Ξ, lowercase ξ), Wikipedia states, "It is pronounced [ksi] in Modern Greek, and generally pronounced /ˈsaɪ/ (UK) or /ˈzaɪ/ (US) in English." I don't know how that makes sense!!
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I think from what I can find about Xenia in Greek, the modern Greek pronunciation would be the same as the Russian.
When I looked up info about the Greek letter Xi (uppercase Ξ, lowercase ξ), Wikipedia states, "It is pronounced [ksi] in Modern Greek, and generally pronounced /ˈsaɪ/ (UK) or /ˈzaɪ/ (US) in English." I don't know how that makes sense!!
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