what`s the exact pronunciation for the plural words that end in -ae-?

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what`s the exact pronunciation for the plural words that end in -ae-?

for example faunae,vaginae

2007-09-15 10:46:29 · 4 answers · asked by alster_crowley 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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I pronounce it with a long "a".

-MM

2007-09-15 11:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

I can't tell you. But I should think that if you use latinate plural endings, you should use latinate pronouniation for the whole word. In your second example, that would involve a hard "g". Why bother?

2007-09-15 18:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

-ae- sounds like "ee"

check links - if you cliclk on the red 'speaker' by the word, it will let you hear the way the word is pronounced

2007-09-15 18:05:42 · answer #3 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

-ae- sounds like "eye"

2007-09-15 17:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by foofy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋