Message: "Re: Yes, I know, but I'm looking for the original, Latin pronunication."

Re: Yes, I know, but I'm looking for the original, Latin pronunication.

by Caprice (guest)

6/28/2004, 3:23 PM

Well, the letter C was originally always pr. like "k", which would make it ah-LEE-kee-ah. Lucia, f.ex., was pr. LOO-kee-ah. I'm not sure about Middle Age Latin, but I think C followed by a wovel was then pr. like "ch" in "chicken".

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Correct Latinate Pronunication of Alicia. · Haven · 6/28/2004, 10:18 AM

•Re: Correct Latinate Pronunication of Alicia. · Profe Esteban · 7/3/2004, 9:27 PM

•Do you mean Spanish pronunication? · Magia · 6/28/2004, 2:21 PM

•TY. · Haven · 6/28/2004, 3:11 PM

•Re: Correct Latinate Pronunication of Alicia. · Caprice · 6/28/2004, 1:15 PM

•Yes, I know, but I'm looking for the original, Latin pronunication. · Haven · 6/28/2004, 2:16 PM

•Re: Yes, I know, but I'm looking for the original, Latin pronunication. · Elinor · 6/29/2004, 1:46 AM

•Actually, Alicia is a Latenizied form of Alice... · Haven · 6/29/2004, 8:07 AM

•Re: Actually, Alicia is a Latenizied form of Alice... · Profe Esteban · 7/3/2004, 9:25 PM

•FYI · Mike C · 6/30/2004, 11:48 AM

•Re: Yes, I know, but I'm looking for the original, Latin pronunication. · Caprice · 6/28/2004, 3:23 PM

•Wowsers..... · Haven · 6/28/2004, 5:18 PM

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