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in reply to a message by I like old names
In French it's apparently spelt Bérénilde and therefore pronounced [bé-rré-NEELD] (the "é" is similar to the RP pronunciation of "get" or "dress").
In Portuguese it's something like [bə-rə-NEELD]. In European Portuguese, the unstressed, unaccented "e" is pronounced ə or (more accurately ɨ). It sounds similar to the pronunciation of the English name Berenice.
In both languages the final "e" is also "mute" and can be omitted when speaking quickly, but the name has in fact four syllables.
In Portuguese it's something like [bə-rə-NEELD]. In European Portuguese, the unstressed, unaccented "e" is pronounced ə or (more accurately ɨ). It sounds similar to the pronunciation of the English name Berenice.
In both languages the final "e" is also "mute" and can be omitted when speaking quickly, but the name has in fact four syllables.
This message was edited 2/7/2021, 12:59 AM
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