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Scaurus            
Skow-russ
(show
as in “cow”)
      
"puffy feet" or "dropsical"

Scipio               
Skee-pee-oh               "a ceremonial rod"

Serranus          
Se-rah-nuss
(se
as in “set”      "of a saw" or "serrated"

Sesquiculus      
Say-skwee-koo-luss          "an arsehole and a half"

Siculus             
See-koo-luss              "of Sicily"

Silanus             
See-lah-nuss              "ugly puggy face"

Silo                   
See-loh                     "snub-nosed"

Stichus              
Stick-uss
(stick
as in “kick”      slave's name (Greek)

Strabo              
Stray-boh (Latin,  Strah-boh)      "cross-eyed"

Sulla                
Soo-lah                     unknown

Tubero             
Too-bear-oh               "hump" or "morally bad"

Varro
               Vah-roh                     "bandy-legged"

Vatia
                Vah-tee-ah                 "knock-kneed"

Verrucosis       
Ve-roo-koh-sus
(ve
as in “vet”
    
"covered in warts"

Vopiscus
           Voh-piss-kuss             "survivor of twins"

 

 

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TO OTHER NAMES AND TERMS

 

Because the guide to pronunciation of male names should familiarize the reader with general Latin pronunciation, the list which follows is considerably abbreviated.

 

Achaeans    
"                 Ah-kye-ans

Achilles
                         Ah-kill-ees

Adherbal
                       Ahd-her-bahl

aedile
                            eye-deel (English, ee-dyel or ay-dyel)

Aedui
                            Eye-doo-ee

Aeneas
                          Eye-nay-ahs (English, An-ee-ass or Ay-nee-ass)

Aeschylus
                      Eye-skee-luss (English, Ee-skee-luss)

ager publicus
                 
ah-ger (the
g
as in "got") pub-lee-kuss

Agger
                            Ag-er
(ag
as in "hag")

Allobroges
                     Al-oh-broh-gays
(at
as in "pal")

Ambrones
                      Am-broh-nays
(am
as in "ham'')

Amor
                            Ah-mor

Anopaea
                        Ah-noh-pye-ah

Antigone
                        Ant-ig-oh-nay
(ant
as in "pant"—
ig
as in "pig")

Apulia
                           Ah-poo-lee-ah

aqua
                             
ah-kwah

Aquae Sextiae
                Ah-kwye Sex-tee-eye

Arausio
                         Ah-row-see-oh
(row
as in "cow")

Ariadne
                         Ah-ree-ahd-nay

Aricia
                  .         Ah-rick-ee-ah
(rick
as in "kick")

Arpinum
                       Ar-pee-noom
(oom
is "short"—like the
u
in "puss")

Atuatuci
                        Ah-too-ah-too-kee

auctoritas
                      
owk-tor-ee-tahss
(ow
as in "cow")

augur
                            ow-goor
(ow
as in "cow"—the
g
as in "good")

Aurelia
                          Ow-ray-lee-ah  (English,   Awe- ree-lee-ah)

Baetis
                            Bye-tiss

Baiae
                             Bye-eye

Berenice
                        Bear-en-ee-kay (English, Bear-en-eye-kee)

biga
                              
bee-gah

Bithynia
                        Bith-in-ee-ah
(bith
as in "pith")

Boii
                               Boy-ee

Boiohaemum
                  Boy-oh-hye-moom
(oo
sounded like the
u
in "put")

Boiorix
                          Boy-or-ix

Bomilcar
                       Bom-ill-kar
(bom
as in "torn")

Bona Dea
                       Boh-nah Day-ah

boni
                              
bonny (as in Scots "bonny")

Brundisium
                   Broon-dis-ee-oom
(dis
as in "this")

Burdigala
                      Boor-dee-gah-lah
(boor
as in "poor")

Caelian
                          Kye-lee-ahn

Campania
                      Kam-pah-nee-ah
(kam
as in "ham")

campus
                         
kam-puss (same then as now)

Capena
                          Kap-ay-nah
(kap
as in "tap")

capite censi
                   
kap-it-ay   ken-see  
(ken
as n "ten")

Capua
                           Kap-oo-ah
(oo
as in "too")

career
                           
kar-ker

Carinae
                         Ka-reen-eye
(ka
as in "can")

Celt
                               Kelt (as in "spelt")

Cercina
                         Ker-kee-nah
(ker
as in "her")

Charybdis
                      Kah-rib-dis
(rib
as in "crib")

Cherusci
                        Ker-oos-kee

Cilicia
                           Kill-ick-ee-ah (English, Sill-ish-ah)

Cimbri
                          Kim-bree
(kirn
as in "him")

Circei
                            Ker-kay-ee

cloaca
                          
kloh-ah-kah
(kloh
as in "so")

confarreatio
                  
kon-fah-ray-ah-tee-oh

consultant
                     
kon-sool-toom

contio
                           
kon-tee-oh

corona
                           
kor-oh-nah

cottabus
                        
kot-ah-buss
(kot
-as in "pot")

Croesus
                         Kree-suss

culibonia
                       
kool-ee-bon-ee-ah
(bon
as in "upon")

Cumae
                          Koo-mye

cunnus
                         
koo-nuss

curia
                            
koo-ree-ah

cursus honorunt
            
koor-suss hon-or-oom
(hon
as in "upon")

curule
                            koo-rool

Danae
                           Dan-ah-ay
(dan
as in "can")

dignitas
                         
deen-yee-tahss (sibilant ending)

domus
                          
dom-uss
(dom
as in "torn")

Druentia
                        Droo-en-tee-ah

Epaphroditus
                 Ep-ah-froh-dee-tuss     (English, Ep-afroh-dye-tuss)

Euxine
                           Erx-een (English, Yewx-een)

fasces
                           
fass-kays
(fass
as in "lass")

fasti
                              
fah-stee

Fauces Suburae
             Fow-kays
(fow
as in "cow") Soo-boo-rye

Felix
                              Fay-licks

fellator
                         
fell-ah-tor
(fell
as in "sell")

flamen
                   .       
flah-men
(men
as in "ten")

flamen Dlalis
                 
flah-men Dee-ah-lis

flumen
                          
floo-men
(floo
as in "too")

Fortuna
                         For-too-nah

forum
                            for-oom

Forum Boarium
             Boh-ah-ree-oom

Forum Frumentarium
    Froo-men-tah-ree-oom

Forum Holitorium
         Hol-it-or-ee-oom
(hoi
as in "doll")

Forum Piscinum
            Piss-kee-noom

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