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[dalin]

while i can add nothing of merit to this intellectual discussion of pronunciations and word origins, i can say this...

i like pudding...

oh, and i say "day-va"...

[Zanion]

Originally Posted by lyankyj

The latins took your 'ai' (like TIE-fighter) and changed it to 'ae', as Zanion said.

The 'ae' part of the word Daeva should be pronounced as the 'a' in the word 'cave' - if we go with the latin version.

In the 'Asmodian Ascention trailer' theyve used the latin pronounciation.

lyankyj i don't think that "ae" is pronounced as "a" in the word cave since cave is being pronounced as "kayve". it is similiar to the "a" in the word cat,it's a slightly longer a than someone is used,too .


some wikipedia info:
The symbol [æ] is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to denote a near-open front unrounded vowel, as in the word cat in many dialects of modern English



and if you have free time read this : Æ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[lyankyj]

Originally Posted by Zanion

[b][color="Blue"]lyankyj i don't think that "ae" is pronounced as "a" in the word cave since cave is being pronounced as "kayve". it is similiar to the "a" in the word cat,it's a slightly longer a than someone is used,too .

Pronounce it without the 'y' then Its much like the first sonant in the number 8, or in the word "game' (again, softer, without the 'i'). Or the 'e' in the word 'hey' or 'hay', or like canadian.


The two vowel 'ae' in the english phonetics is not equal with the pronounciaton of the latin vowel 'ae'. - that can cause confusion. The phonetics of the latin 'ae' is similar to the english 'ei' only a bit softer.


//In hungarian there's a separate, single letter for this 'ae' ( é ), without any difference in pronounciation.//

In the ascension trailer, they pronounce Daeva with the proper latin pronounciation, I can't think of a better example than that.

[Zanion]

Originally Posted by lyankyj

Pronounce it without the 'y' then Its much like the first sonant in the number 8, or in the word "game' (again, softer, without the 'i'). Or the 'e' in the word 'hey' or 'hay', or like canadian.


The two vowel 'ae' in the english phonetics is not equal with the pronounciaton of the latin letter 'ae'. - that can cause confusion. The phonetics of the latin 'ae' is similar to the english 'ei' only a bit softer.


//In hungarian there's a separate, single letter for this 'ae' ( é ), without any difference in pronounciation.//

In the ascension trailer, they pronounce Daeva with the proper latin pronounciation, I can't think of a better example than that.

we have reached to an agreement i don't think there is a reason to discuss this anymore ^_^