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minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 hours agoThanks! I think the correct pronunciation might technically be /ˈfaɪ/ (FYE), but I’ve heard it pronounced /ˈfi/ (FEE) often enough, I’m not sure.
minus-squarewolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-217 hours agoAccording to Wikipedia, modern pronunciation agrees with us (“FEE”), but apparently ancient Greeks would have pronounced it “FEY” (or “FEY-EE”, I can’t quite tell to what degree epsilon-iota was a diphthong).
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-217 hours agowhen I see epsilon-iotas on campus, they tend to be diphthongs.
Thanks! I think the correct pronunciation might technically be /ˈfaɪ/ (FYE), but I’ve heard it pronounced /ˈfi/ (FEE) often enough, I’m not sure.
According to Wikipedia, modern pronunciation agrees with us (“FEE”), but apparently ancient Greeks would have pronounced it “FEY” (or “FEY-EE”, I can’t quite tell to what degree epsilon-iota was a diphthong).
when I see epsilon-iotas on campus, they tend to be diphthongs.
Nice