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[Facts] Pronunciation of Nikias
by juma (guest)
9/4/2006, 1:45 PM
Could anyone tell me how Nikias is pronounced correctly? Is it NEE-kee-as or Nee-KEE-as? The name is listed on this Web site, but unfortunately there is no information on how to pronounce it. Thanks a lot!
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- Claire (guest)
9/13/2006, 3:39 PM
It is pronounced nick-EE-us.
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- Asherah (guest)   +1
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...
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- 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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