Expertlatin
What sound is ï?
What sound does i make in French? The French letter 'I' is pronounced more or less like the 'EE' in "fee," but without the Y sound at the end. An 'I' with an accent circonflexe, î or tréma, ï, is pronounced the same way.
How do you pronounce the Latin double I?
The letters ii were pronounced as two i's in succession, forming two syllables. In a word that ended with ii – that is, a word with either a possessive or a plural Latin ending – the first i would be pronounced as in “sit” and the second as in “machine.”
What are the semi vowels in Latin?
Semi-vowels i,u and y
The i and y are two special vowels. "u" is another semi-vowel, it was diverged from "V". It's usually used with "q" and acts as a semi-vowel, thus "qu" is pronounced as [qw].
