Clay1 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 I have this thing about pronouncing things the right way. Big pet peeve is the scope name of Leupold is pronounced Lew Pold not Leo Pold. So my latin isn't anywhere in this hemisphere so how do you say: Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas? I would love a link to an actual audio file where someone says it properly - any ideas? Thanks Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapshot Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Rick, I can't help with an audio file, but how 'bout a phonetic version (might as well get someting out of of four years of high school Latin -- besides using it for crossword puzzles, that is). Diligentia: dill - uh - jent' - see - uh Vis: viss Celeritas: suh - lair' - ee - tass That's about as close as I can get without being able to actually write out phonetic syllables. Hope it helps. P.S. It's great to hear from someone who knows how to pronounce Leupold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay1 Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 Thanks for the help on this one, I had given up on getting a response. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Better than a smart-ass response... "Deee" "Veee" "Ceee" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzechM8 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Slapshot's close, but some parts are Latin combined with English pronunciation. Although even linguists today don't know how the Romans actually pronounced some words, as the spoken language died out and Latin was only passed on in its written form, this is as close as you can get: Diligentia: [dilli-'ghen-tsee-uh] The apostrophy indicates the stressed syllable. Vis: [vees] Celeritas: [tsel-lerit-ahss] - try to pronounce the last syllable with a British accent to get the "ah" part right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) I know, I know, this is an old thread. I am not a Latin scholar, nor have I ever studied Latin, so I am technically talking out of my ass. However, I thought that the letter "C" was always pronounced hard, like in "cap" and "car". Also, is the letter "V" pronounced like a "W"? From above with my question letters in bold: Diligentia: [dilli-'ghen-tsee-uh] The apostrophe indicates the stressed syllable. Vis: [Wees] Celeritas: [Kel-lerit-ahss] - try to pronounce the last syllable with a British accent to get the "ah" part right I really hate pronouncing things incorrectly. Maybe an old Catholic priest will chime in for this one? Anyone know the answer to this one? Edited July 25, 2011 by sirveyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XDmgunner Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Just a thought, give Google translate a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I started a new thread with a better title and moved it HERE where more poeple would see it. My question was answered in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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