Latin Noises & Remus' Name

[Aberforth's Goat]

No: HPFGUIDX 887

> Of course Lupin's name is derived from latin, but I'm confused w/ the
> pronunction of Remus - is it RAY-mus or REE-mus ?

I'm three days late on this, but just wanted to add my salt: as a kid in
Italy, I was taught  learned to pronounce that kind of "e" the same as a
modern Italian "e."  To wit, a bit longer than the "e" in egg but a bit
shorter than the "ay" above.    Hence, more of a RAY-mus.  To get "REE-mus"
you would have had to write "Rimus."

Caveat Lector: But that's just applying modern Italian prononciation to
Latin, which proves nothing.  As far as I know, no one really knows how
those old guys talked.

Caveat Mike: My old Latin teacher would have me dragged in a spiked barrel
behind a bounding chariot for saying that.

Baaaaaa!

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