Pronunciation of Metamorphmagus

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Sherry Gomes" 
> <sherriola@> wrote:
> >
> > Sherry now:
> > 
> > i just found it on my audio version of OOTP as read by Jim 
> > Dale.  he putsthe emphasis on the last M in the  part of the
> > word, "magus", pronounces that A like the o in long or John,
> > or the word "ah" and uses a J sound for the G.  Hmmm, not sure
> > if I can type this so you can get the idea, but I'll try.  
> > Phonetic typing of how dale pronounces it
> > 
> > metimorphMahjus
> > 
> 
> Tonks:
> I can't remember how he pronounces it and I know that I always
> try to put in an extra syllable. I think the key here is to 
> remember that the last part is a form of wizard.. a sigular of 
> Magi.. one 'Magus'. Go to Dictonary.com and look. I can't get 
> all the little marks to  come over when I cut and paste.
> 
> Tonks_op


bboyminn:

The entire word is a combination of common roots -
 
Meta

That's pretty straight forward if you use a short 'e'; meta not meeta.

Morph 

pronounced 'morf' and from metamorphosis and

Magus

Now here is the tricky part, the root 'magi' comes from and is
pronounced like 'magic' or phonetically 'may-ji', though I and others
tend to say 'mah-ji' which has a less long 'a' similar to the normal
prononcuation of 'magic' However, 'magus' is pronounced with a 'g'
instead of a 'j' sound. So, 'magus' is pronounced 'may-gus'. Though
much like 'magic', I would personally use an 'a' sound somewhere
between a long and a short. 

Probably the closest correct version would be -

Met-ta morf may guss

I pronounce it closer to -

Met-ta morf mag (as in magnesium) us

But then that's just me.

Steve/bboyminn