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The pronunciation of consonants and vowels
Most of consonants and vowels are pronounced as the corresponding letters
of the English alphabet. But some of them have different phonation depending on
the position in a word:
[ts] before the vowels e, i, y and the diphthongs ae, oe, eu:
cerebrum (brain), caecum (blind gut)
C c
[k] 1) before the vowels a, o, u and the diphthong au: caput
(head), causa (reason);
2) before consonants: cranium (skull);
3)in the end of words: lac (milk).
I i
[i] in most of words: intestinum (intestine)
[j] in the beginning of a syllable before a vowel:
iuvenilis (youthful);
S s
L l
is always pronounced softly: labium (lip).
[s] sanus (healthy)
[z] 1) between vowels: nasus (nose)
2) between a vowel and consonant m or n:
organismus (organism), extensor (extensor);
[ks] in most of words: radix (root);
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