How do you pronounce...

**Monarch** · 01-28-2006, 14:46

I was just wondering how you pronounce Ptolemaic?

Also Seleucid, I alwayd pronounced it Sel-u-sid but that's probably not correct?

**Craterus** · 01-28-2006, 16:16

It's a silent P.

I've always pronounced Seleucid in the same way as you.

**Mouzafphaerre** · 01-28-2006, 16:42

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Pto-lo-ma-yik (softish p like a b)
Se-le-wkid

Have to wait t see my pronounciation guide again until they deliver my HD from the recovery though.
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**Sjakihata** · 01-28-2006, 18:23

eu together in greek has a special prounciation. I cant really type it, but in danish there is a letter for eu which ø. Eu is like euw said quickly.

**KukriKhan** · 01-28-2006, 19:03

http://www.answers.com/seleucid&r=67

Has a little speaker icon for sound-pronunciation. Turns out I've been mis-pronouncing it for years (copying some guy on the History Channel).

**Sjakihata** · 01-28-2006, 20:27

To my best understanding, that is not the right pronounciation. Maybe it is special for anglosaxon, like latin words sound completely wrong when a brit or american speaks it.

**Monarch** · 01-28-2006, 22:16

Originally Posted by KukriKhan

http://www.answers.com/seleucid&r=67

Has a little speaker icon for sound-pronunciation. Turns out I've been mis-pronouncing it for years (copying some guy on the History Channel).

Ok. According to that I prounounce Seleucid just about right.

Also according to answers ptolemaic= Tol-e-may-ick