tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38363034.post7479897222200058368..comments2023-07-18T04:11:59.710-05:00Comments on Joy: how to pronounce "Introit"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38363034.post-7366486557779701732010-07-20T15:17:23.888-05:002010-07-20T15:17:23.888-05:00Interesting observation. I have always pronounced...Interesting observation. I have always pronounced it as "in-" (like "inside") "troyt"<br /><br />But "oi" is NOT a Latin diphthong. It is a Greek diphthong. But the Latin diphthongs are ae, au, ei, eu, oe, and ui. <br /><br />Now what does this mean? How would it be pronounced in Latin? Well, it would depend on where the accent it. Intro'itus, with the accent over the 'o' would would be prounounced "in-troy-tus". "Introi'tus, with the accent over the 'i' would be pronounced 'in-tro-ee-tus'. <br /><br />With you having peaked my interest, I search for a Latin dictionary. Most of them are at Sursum Corda instead of Thaler (where I am), but I finally find one. Finding the word, I discover that the penultimate 'i' is short, and therefore it should probably be pronounced "in'troy-tus", perhaps with the slightest glottal stop between the 'oy' and the 'tus'. My guess, anyhow.totustuusmariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459544262379455570noreply@blogger.com