"kwee" or "kwis"
or differently?
2007-02-28 12:35:51 · 6 answers · asked by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
There are several different standards of pronunciation for Classical Latin, so your answers will differ.
You can always tell the difference if the book is written with macrons. If not, a good dictionary will usually use the macrons in the entries.
The interrogative pronoun quis, quid is short (kwis). Quis when it is short for quibus is long (kwees).
2007-03-01 10:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Kwis" is correct.
And quid is pronounced "kwid" and not "kweed."
This is a link to an audio clip on Latin pronounciation:
http://www.dl.ket.org/latin1/review/classounds/quishabet.htm
2007-02-28 12:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
for English speakers it's "kwees".
You must pronounce rhe final 's' and the English 'ee' sound is the sound of Latin 'i'.
2007-02-28 18:11:01 · answer #3 · answered by martox45 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've always heard it pronounced, "kwees".
2007-02-28 12:40:08 · answer #4 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
it is pronounced kwis
2007-02-28 12:38:41 · answer #5 · answered by Robert W 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No...it's pronounced "Kees" .
2007-02-28 12:39:25 · answer #6 · answered by BRAT 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋