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[Facts] Re: Pronunciation of Nikias

by Asherah (guest)

9/4/2006, 2:09 PM

I believe that it would be NYE-kee-uhs. The Latin name "Nike", which this name appears to be derived from, is pronounced "NYE-kee", so...

- Cass

9/4/2006, 4:06 PM

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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