How do I pronounce "vaginarius"?

[Blackrat]

That's how I was pronouncing it originally, but Blackrat's posts indicatad that the As are wrong. They need to rhyme with bay, not bag, if I'm understanding him correctly.

Actually the A in bag would be closer. Then again, I might pronounce english words completely wrong .

EDIT: I figured out an analogy for the A. It's pronounced the same way as A in name Arthur. The first A quite short while the second is bit longer.

 

[Helmet]

Actually the A in bag would be closer. Then again, I might pronounce english words completely wrong .

EDIT: I figured out an analogy for the A. It's pronounced the same way as A in name Arthur. The first A quite short while the second is bit longer.

Ah! Thanks!

My natural inclination is to pronounce it "vah-jin-AIR-ee-us."

I understand that the Latin pronunciation may be different, but that doesn't necessarily correlate to an English reading.

Oh, that's interesting. Maybe the word doesn't have to be pronounced in the same way it was originally pronounced? Like when a say san serif, I don't pronounce it sahn suh REEF. I anglocize it. Hmmm.

When I (try to) pronounce vaginarius correctly within a sentence, it does sound odd to my ear. The effect reminds me of the "99 Red Balloons" song, German version. You hear all those German words and then suddenly the singer says "Captain Kirk."

Hm. Right now I am thinking it might be better for my listeners to hear the word anglocized, so it won't be as much of a distraction in the midst of dialogue.

 

[Blackrat]

Hm. Right now I am thinking it might be better for my listeners to hear the word anglocized, so it won't be as much of a distraction in the midst of dialogue.

That is probably one of the best solutions .

 

[Helmet]

That settles it. If Alzrius suggests it, and the word-pronouncer-guy suggests it, then that's what I'm going to do!

Vaginarius is gettin' anglocized!

Thanks, guys!

 

[Blackrat]

You know, it's not like anyone is going to bitch about you pronouncing it wrong anyway, unless you happen to speak with a latin teacher . If you say it roughly the same way you say Sagitarius and majority of people around where-ever you live say that the same way as you do, it should sound right to them.

 

[Helmet]

Latin teachers! Yikes!

 

[MonkeyDragon]

Interesting tidbit that may or may not be a clue:

The word for lady parts is derived from the word for sheath, so the similarity is not a coincidence.

 

[Ranger REG]

Interesting tidbit that may or may not be a clue:

The word for lady parts is derived from the word for sheath, so the similarity is not a coincidence.

Well, that changed my perspective when it comes to the following punchline: "Is that a longsword in there or are you happy to see me?"

 

[Galethorn]

From what I've read, the anatomical term came from its use in lewd jokes by roman legionnaires, which eventually led to its use as a more general slang term.

 

[Dioltach]

In Dutch, the word for "sheath" is also a word for female genitalia.

I think it's probably a natural consequence of phallic imagery.