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[Facts] Re: Pronunciation of Nikias
by
Cass
9/4/2006, 4:06 PM
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a message by Asherah
That's an anglicized pronunciation with the "eye" sound, not remotely Greek (
Nike
is Greek, not Latin).
The accent is on the second syllable: Νικίας. I'd thus pronounce it Nee-KEE-as, though in English I generally hear NIK-ee-as.
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Pronunciation of Nikias
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juma
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9/4/2006, 1:45 PM
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Claire
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9/13/2006, 3:39 PM
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Re: Pronunciation of Nikias
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Asherah
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9/4/2006, 2:09 PM
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Re: Pronunciation of Nikias
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Cass
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9/4/2006, 4:06 PM