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<blockquote data-quote="fusangite" data-source="post: 1860326" data-attributes="member: 7240">We can never know 100% how Latin was pronounced but today, the best academic knowledge can offer quite a bit of certainty. But one is then faced with another of whether one uses medieval ecclesiastical Latin pronunciations or classical Latin.I would recommend that gamers use ecclesiastical Latin -- most campaigns tend to have a medieval rather than classical feel. So, to supplement Gez's list of pronunciations in classical Latin, here are the pronunciations in ecclesiastical Latin:A: As in classical Latin.C: pronounced like &quot;K&quot; except if followed by an &quot;i&quot; or &quot;e,&quot; in which case it is pronounced &quot;CH&quot; as in &quot;charm.&quot;E: sometimes pronounced &quot;ay,&quot; sometimes pronounced &quot;e&quot; as in &quot;bet&quot;I/J: sometimes pronounced like &quot;i&quot; as in &quot;it,&quot; sometimes pronounced &quot;ee&quot; as in &quot;beet.&quot; When preceeding a set of vowels, pronounced &quot;y&quot; as in &quot;yellow&quot;U/V: Always pronounced &quot;oo&quot; -- sometimes as in &quot;wood&quot; sometimes as in &quot;cool.&quot; When preceeding a set vowels, pronounced &quot;v.&quot;A couple of corrections to Gez:In classical Latin, &quot;u&quot; and &quot;v&quot; function interchangeably like &quot;i&quot; and &quot;j&quot;; in classical Latin, a consonental &quot;u/v&quot; is always pronounced &quot;w.&quot; So, just to be clear, in classical Latin, &quot;Veni, Vidi, Vicci&quot; is pronounced &quot;Waynee, Weedee, Weekee&quot;; in ecclesiastical Latin, it is pronounced &quot;Vaynee, Veedee, Veechee.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fusangite, post: 1860326, member: 7240"] We can never know 100% how Latin was pronounced but today, the best academic knowledge can offer quite a bit of certainty. But one is then faced with another of whether one uses medieval ecclesiastical Latin pronunciations or classical Latin. I would recommend that gamers use ecclesiastical Latin -- most campaigns tend to have a medieval rather than classical feel. So, to supplement Gez's list of pronunciations in classical Latin, here are the pronunciations in ecclesiastical Latin: A: As in classical Latin. C: pronounced like "K" except if followed by an "i" or "e," in which case it is pronounced "CH" as in "charm." E: sometimes pronounced "ay," sometimes pronounced "e" as in "bet" I/J: sometimes pronounced like "i" as in "it," sometimes pronounced "ee" as in "beet." When preceeding a set of vowels, pronounced "y" as in "yellow" U/V: Always pronounced "oo" -- sometimes as in "wood" sometimes as in "cool." When preceeding a set vowels, pronounced "v." A couple of corrections to Gez: In classical Latin, "u" and "v" function interchangeably like "i" and "j"; in classical Latin, a consonental "u/v" is always pronounced "w." So, just to be clear, in classical Latin, "Veni, Vidi, Vicci" is pronounced "Waynee, Weedee, Weekee"; in ecclesiastical Latin, it is pronounced "Vaynee, Veedee, Veechee." [/QUOTE]

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