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Help[Opinions] Re: Polyxena
in reply to a message by lizagirl
No, not really.
In the middle of the words, X almost always has a 'ks' sound. See names of Greek origin like Alexander, Alexis, Eudoxia, Roxana, etc. And Xenia is usually pronounced [ksinia] in English.
In the middle of the words, X almost always has a 'ks' sound. See names of Greek origin like Alexander, Alexis, Eudoxia, Roxana, etc. And Xenia is usually pronounced [ksinia] in English.
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I stand corrected. I don't see the X in Polyxena as being an X in the middle of a name, as I am seeing the name as its two components, Poly and Xena. I understand the sound of the X in Alexander and Nyx, but all the pronunciation guides I've seen say that, when X begins a word, pronunciation is Z (Except in Chinese).
So, X is the same in Xanthippe, Alexander, Xenophone, and Polyxena? OK.
PS: Come to think of it, the Russians spell Xenia K-S-E-N-I-A.
So, X is the same in Xanthippe, Alexander, Xenophone, and Polyxena? OK.
PS: Come to think of it, the Russians spell Xenia K-S-E-N-I-A.
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