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in reply to a message by Eirena
I would say kli-tyeh ("eh" like in "stEAk", not like "dAY" or "to bE") or kli-tee-eh.
Oh I've just realized, it's not Klitie, it's Klytie with a "y". Then it's different. The "y" is prononced like the French "u". Not "uh" or "oo". Like "dU pain" ("some bread"). lol
Oh I've just realized, it's not Klitie, it's Klytie with a "y". Then it's different. The "y" is prononced like the French "u". Not "uh" or "oo". Like "dU pain" ("some bread"). lol
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Er, why would the "y" be pronounced "u"? That's just... bizarre.
The pronounciation is actually more like "klee-TEE-eh", the 'eh' being pronounced the same way as the e in 'men' or 'pet'. At least, that's how a Greek would pronounce it.
The pronounciation is actually more like "klee-TEE-eh", the 'eh' being pronounced the same way as the e in 'men' or 'pet'. At least, that's how a Greek would pronounce it.
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KLUH-tay?
That it?
That it?
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Kluh-tyeh or kluh-tee-eh, in fact.
eh like "men", "pet"...
I think I remember having been told y gives u in Greek. Like "gyne", "woman", being said "guh-neh". But maybe it's only for Ancient Greek... I didn't learn it(I chose Latin at school), but I can ask my mom. Do you want me to ask her?
eh like "men", "pet"...
I think I remember having been told y gives u in Greek. Like "gyne", "woman", being said "guh-neh". But maybe it's only for Ancient Greek... I didn't learn it(I chose Latin at school), but I can ask my mom. Do you want me to ask her?
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No need, I've already asked mine :)
I can tell you right off the bat that 'y' does not give 'u' in Greek. It actually is an 'ee' sound. Where people get confused is that the letter 'Y' is the upper case and 'u' is the lower case, but because it looks like an English 'u' people incorrectly pronounce it as such.
I can tell you right off the bat that 'y' does not give 'u' in Greek. It actually is an 'ee' sound. Where people get confused is that the letter 'Y' is the upper case and 'u' is the lower case, but because it looks like an English 'u' people incorrectly pronounce it as such.
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In Ancient Greek the Y was pronounced like the German Ü (U umlaut) or the French U like in "sur"; this is at least what they teach in Germany (maybe the Germans just love their umlaut). It's just the OY (omikron-ypsilon) that was pronounced like OO.
In modern Greek I understand there are lots of EE-sounds around, all the Es (epsilon) and Äs (Eta), the Is (iota) anyway and also the Ys (ypsilon) are pronounced that way. I got the impression that due to all those EE-sounds modern Greek sounds like everybody was smiling all the time, but maybe the Greeks are just such friendly people.
Andy ;—)
In modern Greek I understand there are lots of EE-sounds around, all the Es (epsilon) and Äs (Eta), the Is (iota) anyway and also the Ys (ypsilon) are pronounced that way. I got the impression that due to all those EE-sounds modern Greek sounds like everybody was smiling all the time, but maybe the Greeks are just such friendly people.
Andy ;—)
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