Expertlatin
- How do you pronounce excelsis in Latin?
- How do you pronounce V in Ecclesiastical Latin?
- What are the 2 pronunciations of Latin?
- How did ancient Romans pronounce V?
How do you pronounce excelsis in Latin?
So in church Latin, excelsis is like "ek shell cease."
How do you pronounce V in Ecclesiastical Latin?
The letter is pronounced either "w" or "u" as in English (as a consonant or as a vowel respectively). There is no "v" sound as in English in ordinary Latin. In Ecclesiastical Latin, the dialect spoken by Catholic clergy, however, V is pronounced "v" as in English (or more realistically, Italian).
What are the 2 pronunciations of Latin?
There are two main ways to pronounce Latin. The first is the classical pronunciation, an approximation of what Latin would have sounded like in Ancient Rome. This post is a guide to Classical Latin pronunciation. The second way is the ecclesiastical pronunciation (or “Church Latin”).
How did ancient Romans pronounce V?
According to a consensus of Latin scholars, the letter V in ancient Latin was pronounced as [w]. This seems to make sense, because there was no distinguishing between V and U, so the letter V could mark either the vowel [u] or its semivocalic counterpart [w] (much like with the letter I).
