Pronounced

Is there a pronunciation lineage of latin from the dawn of time?

Is there a pronunciation lineage of latin from the dawn of time?
  1. Is C always hard in Latin?
  2. How was Z pronounced in Latin?
  3. How did Romans pronounce C?
  4. Is there aw in Latin?

Is C always hard in Latin?

Latin c (English c) was always hard as in can, never soft as in city: cum, cīvis, facilis. g was always hard as in get, never soft as in gem: glōria, gerō.

How was Z pronounced in Latin?

z is pronounced as though it were dz (as in English adze). th, ph, and ch, sounds which Latin borrowed from Greek, were probably pronounced as strong t, strong p, and guttural c, but it is acceptable to pronounce them as modern English th, ph, and k, respectively.

How did Romans pronounce C?

c before e, i, y, ae, oe is pronounced ch: coelo (cheh-loh); in all other cases, c is pronounced k: cantus (kahn-toos).

Is there aw in Latin?

The classical Latin alphabet, from which the modern European alphabets derived, did not have the "W' character. The "W" sounds were represented by the Latin letter "V" (at the time, not yet distinct from "U").

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