2007-06-11 09:19:57 · 5 answers · asked by Lee C 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Not sure who those "professionals" are supposed to be who accent the 2nd syllable. So all the English dictionaries I've found -- both American and British -- put the accent on the THIRD syllable. (e.g., American Heritage, Merriam-Webster, Oxford English Dictionary)
check the links on this page
http://www.onelook.com/?w=jacobean&last=jaobean&loc=spell1
PERHAPS people are thinking of "Jacobian" as an adjectival form for the German mathematician Jacobi (NOT King James), which often IS pronounced JaKOBeean
http://www.onelook.com/?w=Jacobian&ls=a
2007-06-11 16:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3rd Sylllable
This is the period during the reign of James I of England. The "Jacob" part comes from the Latin "Jacobus for James. This is also why the years following the removal of James II you have the "Jacobites" in Scotland.
2007-06-11 17:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by The HR Answer Guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally the 3rd, kind of like asking how Caribbean is pronounced, depends where your from, and both ways are correct.
2007-06-11 17:05:54 · answer #3 · answered by edjdonnell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In professional circles it is pronounced on the second syllable, making it a long "O". Ja-COH-be-an.
2007-06-11 17:29:03 · answer #4 · answered by ross4thus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to the website.
2007-06-11 16:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋