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DarkJedi · 09-09-2003, 10:47 AM

Latin language that is.
How do you pronounce Aquila in "Aquila non captat muscas" ??

NetRodent · 09-09-2003, 10:59 AM

I spent four years studying Latin in high school. We didn't spend much time on pronunciation because Latin is more of a written than spoken language these days. There is a difference between the pronunciation of classical and ecclesiastical latin.

My best guess would be:

ak-illa

Vic Lagina · 09-09-2003, 11:08 AM

I know Pig Latin:

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Libertine · 09-09-2003, 04:39 PM

I had latin in high school and actually did learn some pronunciation (our teacher thought it was funny to make us sing the latin translations of christmas songs).

Here's how to pronounce it:
A-qui-la (all vowels are short)
<i>Edit: that actually sounds a bit like "uh-kwill-uh", the "uh" much like a short "ah"</i>

But please note that nobody really knows for sure, since classical latin is a rather dead language.

sperbonzo · 09-09-2003, 04:48 PM

I think punkworld is right on both counts....that was the way we learned to pronounce it in school too....but nobody knows for sure, because no one has spoken it for a long, long time. The catholics used to, but apparently they guessed at the pronunciations also.

koko · 09-09-2003, 05:00 PM

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sorry, I thought you meant latinas

Maru · 09-09-2003, 05:08 PM

There's an Italian town called Aquila - and it's pronounced like punkworld says. The word aquila is Italian for eagle.

Cash · 09-09-2003, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkJedi
Latin language that is.
How do you pronounce Aquila in "Aquila non captat muscas" ??

The eagle doesn't catch flies

Due to the fact that in Latin, u and v were written in the same way, i.e. v, I knew that word was pronounced like Aqvila (i.e. with v).

Libertine · 09-09-2003, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by Cash

The eagle doesn't catch flies
Due to the fact that in Latin, u and v were written in the same way, i.e. v, I knew that word was pronounced like Aqvila (i.e. with v).

As far as I know, the common belief is that "qu" should be pronounced as "kw".

digifan · 09-09-2003, 05:41 PM

Just like in aqua (water) that is which is an ages old word essential in latn and italian so pronounciation won't change.

Cash · 09-09-2003, 05:46 PM

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Originally posted by punkworld

As far as I know, the common belief is that "qu" should be pronounced as "kw".

That is the common belief, because it's pronounced this way in Italian. I was told of the other pronounciation. But who knows in fact how it was pronounced, and in what period of the empire, and in what province of the empire? It's just a wild guess.

Libertine · 09-09-2003, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by Cash

That is the common belief, because it's pronounced this way in Italian. I was told of the other pronounciation. But who knows in fact how it was pronounced, and in what period of the empire, and in what province of the empire? It's just a wild guess.

Just try saying "qv" ("kv") ten times really quickly. Then remember that the romans didn't have the letter "w". Then imagine how it would be pronounced in normal, spoken language

Samoan · 09-09-2003, 06:04 PM

What was the first word you learned in Latin? Mine was "agricola".

Sigurd · 09-10-2003, 06:52 AM

Hehe, my first words in Latin were: "Marcus currit"

I spend 6 years in my school to study Latin and 4 years to study Ancient Greek. Very interesting languages...

NetRodent · 09-10-2003, 08:49 AM

My first words were: puella pulcra

JamesK · 09-10-2003, 08:51 AM

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