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Germanic Latin Pronunciation VOWELS A/I/U are ... - Conspirare

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G<br />

is always hard [g], as in the word get:<br />

Magníficat anima méa<br />

Grátias ágimus tibi<br />

Ágnus Déi<br />

Ex María Vírgine<br />

[mαgnífikαt άnimα méα]<br />

[grάtiαs άgimus tíbi]<br />

[άgnus déi]<br />

[εks mαríα vírginε]<br />

H<br />

is pronounced:<br />

hόmo; homínibus<br />

[hόmo]; [homínibus]<br />

QU is pronounced as [kv] :<br />

Quόniam tu sόlus sánctus<br />

Qui tόllis; qui sédes<br />

[kvόniαm tu zόlus zάηtus]<br />

[kvi tόllis]; [kvi zédεs]<br />

S<br />

is pronounced as [z] before vowels, but as [s] before consonants and in final<br />

position:<br />

Sánctus Dόminus Déus Sábaoth<br />

Et in spíritum sanctum<br />

in ecclésiam; únum baptísma<br />

cum sáncto spíritu<br />

Jesum Christum<br />

[zάηtus dόminus déus zάbαot]<br />

[εt in spíritum zάηtum]<br />

[in εkkléziαm]; [únum bαptísmα]<br />

[kum zάηto spíritu]<br />

[jézum krístum]<br />

T is pronounced hard [t], even before “i” ([ti], not [tsi]) :<br />

con substantiálem<br />

Pόntio Piláto<br />

deprecatiόnem; étiam<br />

Grátias ágimus tíbi<br />

[kon zubstαntiάlεm]<br />

[pόntio pilάto]<br />

[dεprεkαtiόnεm]; [étiαm]<br />

[grάtiαs άgimus tíbi]<br />

X<br />

is pronounced [kz] when followed by a vowel and as [ks] when followed by a<br />

consonant or in final position:<br />

Díxit María<br />

Exultáte Déo<br />

láudat exércitus<br />

Júste júdex ultiόnis<br />

[díkzit mαríα]<br />

[ekzultάtε déo]<br />

[lάudαt εkzértsitus]<br />

[jústε júdεks ultiόnis]<br />

XC is pronounced [ksk] before O, A, or U ; but before E it becomes [ktz] :<br />

Osánna in excélsis<br />

[ozάnnα in εktzélzis]

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