Re: Jewish names
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, July 31, 2000, 4:53 |
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Dan Sulani wrote:
> So what was the pronounciation in Alexandria at the time
> of the Septuagint?
It was originally /u:/, but became /y:/, later /i:/. I *think* that the
/y/ pronunciation was pretty early on. Latin borrowed Greek words with
upsilon as "y", not "u", and (at least among the elite) pronounced it
/y/. So, I think it would've been /y/, but I'm not the expert.
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