Re: auf Latein

From: "Colin Halverson" <CHalvrson@...>
> Okay, my mom has a question for you guys.  She teaches history in college and
> is wondering how to pronounce the name of painting, "Phocion."  It was
> painted by a French person who studied in Rome in the 15th century.  Phocion
> can also be spelled Phokion, as Phocion is a Greek army guy.  So how do you
> pronounce his name?  fosion?  pokion?  fokion?
Depends how you're trying to sound.
Oldish Greek [p_ho:kio:n] with high pitch on second syllable,
Middlish Greek [fo"kion] or possibly [fo"kon]
French I don't know at all, but I'd imagine [fOsjO~n] or [fOsjO~]

In English I'd say ["fo:si.An], but I don't know if that'd be right.

> Also, how do you say the latin phrase centum viri and excito?
Classical Latin would be something like ["kEntUm "wiri], [Eks"kito].
Church Latin would be something like ["tSEntum "viri], [Eks"tSito].
Englishified Latin would be something like ["sent@m "vIrI], [Ek"sito].

> Or how about phoenix?
Oldish Greek [p_hoiniks] (falling pitch on the first syllable)
Middlish Greek ["fyniks] (IIRC)
Modern Greek ["finikas] (dictionary spells it "foi/nikas", so..)

Middlish Latin ["fEniks]
English ["finIks]

    *Muke!  (who isn't sure about the Middlish Greek either...)