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Pronunciation of Nikias

by juma (guest)

9/4/2006, 1:45 PM

Could anyone tell me how Nikias is pronounced correctly? Is it NEE-kee-as or Nee-KEE-as? The name is listed on this Web site, but unfortunately there is no information on how to pronounce it. Thanks a lot!

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- Claire (guest)

9/13/2006, 3:39 PM

It is pronounced nick-EE-us.

- Asherah (guest) +1

9/4/2006, 2:09 PM

I believe that it would be NYE-kee-uhs. The Latin name "Nike", which this name appears to be derived from, is pronounced "NYE-kee", so...

- Cass

9/4/2006, 4:06 PM

That's an anglicized pronunciation with the "eye" sound, not remotely Greek (Nike is Greek, not Latin).

The accent is on the second syllable: Νικίας. I'd thus pronounce it Nee-KEE-as, though in English I generally hear NIK-ee-as.

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