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in reply to a message by Felie
Actually the Greek pronunciation in on the second syllable. Please note that the "d" (delta) in Greek is pronounce as the "th" in "the" ;-)
lee-THEE-ah
lee-THEE-ah
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lee-THEE-ah is the modern Greek pronouciation.
However, Lydia is already the name of a woman mentioned in the Bible, so we may ask ourselves how Lydia was pronounced 2000 years ago. I have no access to the great work called "Vox Graeca", but I think that an approximate pronunciation at that time was like luyd-EE-ah
--elbowin
However, Lydia is already the name of a woman mentioned in the Bible, so we may ask ourselves how Lydia was pronounced 2000 years ago. I have no access to the great work called "Vox Graeca", but I think that an approximate pronunciation at that time was like luyd-EE-ah
--elbowin
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"When" may not really be the right question. The pronunciation of |d| as |ð| or |þ| and vice versa is a common occurrence in dialect variation. In local vernacular speech it may have always been pronounced that way in some regions, no matter how it was written in formal "Classical" texts. Don't forget that even in ancient times there were more than a couple of variations of Greek (Attic, Doric, Ionian, Cretan etc.), with their own variations in pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. Texts tend to be standardized fairly rapidly in copying, so even reflected in regional spelling conventions (which they may not be), ancient dialect pronunciations can be difficult to determine even if they're reflected in modern usage.
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Helpful comment, thank you!
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Anneza, it's been a while!
Delphic is indeed pronounced "Thelphic" but with a th- pronounced as in the words "though, thereafter, therefore" rather than in "throw, theater, Thylvethter the Cat".
Hugs backacha from Greece :-)
Delphic is indeed pronounced "Thelphic" but with a th- pronounced as in the words "though, thereafter, therefore" rather than in "throw, theater, Thylvethter the Cat".
Hugs backacha from Greece :-)
This message was edited 5/12/2017, 4:31 AM
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