Daniel G Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 So yeah, how do i pronounce Catesbeai? I just need clarification, so i don't sound like a prat every time i attempt to say it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Cates - bee - eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Utrici Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Kates-bee-eye, same as above. Don't worry about sounding like a prat, the person your speaking to probably thinks he's got it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrai283 Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Yes, you didn't spell it right. Its Catesbaei. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Thanks guys! I can try wipe the Pratty-ness from my memory Les :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Is that Kates as in the female name (Kate's) or kay-tes or kay-tez. Weird I was only thinking about this subject this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Jearrard Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Named after Mark Catesby, an English naturalist who visited Virginia 1712-1719, and Carolina 1722-1726 and went on to publish several illustrated volumes about his trips, naming a few Sarracenia in the process. Pronunciation is always a dodgy subject. One convention suggests that with names that commemorate a person, you pronounce it as you would the persons name (good luck with Russian, Chinese and Japanese botanists names). Another convention suggests pronouncing names as though they were latin words (insofar as that is possible) in which case each vowel has to be pronounced seperately (except for ae which is approximately i). There is nothing you can do that is actually wrong, but it probably helps understanding if you 'follow the herd', which in this case would be Catesby-i (hard C). Kat-es-bi-i could also be defended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thanks John! That was a very good explanation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Utrici Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 As usual I was thinking of women at the time, Kate as in "kiss me Kate" but more than one Kate = Kates. Now I'm being a prat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearphant Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Another convention suggests pronouncing names as though they were latin words (insofar as that is possible) in which case each vowel has to be pronounced seperately (except for ae which is approximately i). Just one clarification: in latin "ae" is pronounced "ɛ" (like the "e" in "bed"). So, applying the "latin words theory", catesbaei should be pronounced kʌtesbɛi, and Sarracenia should be Sʌr'rʌtʃɛniʌ, i think (i'm using the International Phonetic Alphabet). Anyway both Sarracenia and catesbaei are named after english botanists, so... it's still a matter of debate. Personally, as Italian, i'm confident on the fact that my pronounce of pure latin words, eg leucophylla or ornata, is quite right, but when there's a person's name within it's another story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Salter Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 As usual I was thinking of women at the time, Kate as in "kiss me Kate" but more than one Kate = Kates. Now I'm being a prat! You're not being a prat Les, just thinking too much about women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I learn Spanish, with makes me feel as if i have a general idea of Latin pronunciation, still have no idea what most of the complicated letters are tho' Does that mean Catesbaei should be pronounced Kat-es-beh-eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 You're not being a prat Les, just thinking too much about women. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've seen these pronunciations as well: Sarracenia: sa-ra-sin-ee-a Leucophylla: loo-kof-i-la I think Americans lean towards these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I do Sa-ra-seh-nee-ah Lee-oo-coh-fill-ah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 So what about sarraceniaceae? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 sa-ra-seen-ia-see-a is what I'd say. Or maybe sa-ra-seen-ia-say-a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 On a practical level, it actually doesn’t matter how you pronounce it, it’s the spelling that’s important. Cheers Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearphant Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) If you put the plant name in google translate, from "latin" to whatever, and then click the button "listen" on the text box, you would have an idea of how it should be pronounced...more or less :) (it doesn't seem to work well with Sarraceniaceae though... :/ ) Edited June 30, 2012 by bearphant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytyer Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) If you put the plant name in google translate, from "latin" to whatever, and then click the button "listen" on the text box, you would have an idea of how it should be pronounced...more or less :) (it doesn't seem to work well with Sarraceniaceae though... :/ ) Try it with Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Yes, that is a place name in the UK Edited June 30, 2012 by Flytyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 It came up with "Computer says no." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrai283 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I do Sa-ra-seh-nee-ah Lee-oo-coh-fill-ah I say Sa-ra-seh-knee-ah Loo-co-fill-ah But in latin, its the spelling which is important, not the pronounciation. (I learn Latin ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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