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minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·9 days agoFrom what I understand, the Eu is pronounced like Ef. I used to work with a guy named Eutychios. He went by George.
minus-squaregrissino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 days agoIn the case of Eytychios, the E-Y diphthong is indeed pronounced as Ef but in the case of Eyripidis it is actually pronounced as Ev I’m afraid (as in Europe – Eyropi – is pronounced Ev-ro-o-pee). Sorry for the inconvenience 🤣
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoThanks for the info! Clearly I had a lot more to learn from George.
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoIt took me a long time to figure out how to read those two names since I actually know a tiny bit of Greek.
From what I understand, the Eu is pronounced like Ef.
I used to work with a guy named Eutychios. He went by George.
He just gave up.
In the case of Eytychios, the E-Y diphthong is indeed pronounced as Ef but in the case of Eyripidis it is actually pronounced as Ev I’m afraid (as in Europe – Eyropi – is pronounced Ev-ro-o-pee). Sorry for the inconvenience 🤣
Thanks for the info! Clearly I had a lot more to learn from George.
It took me a long time to figure out how to read those two names since I actually know a tiny bit of Greek.