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robichelli · MI:6 Agent

Because I have the absolute worst pronucation skills (and spelling skiils) I want to know how to say (or spell for that matter) Icarain, Dadeladien, and Adrinian. Please forgive my spelling.

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I'm always right.......Except when I'm wrong

HyToFry · Drama queen

How I say them:

Ik-air ian.

Deh-dell-yun.

casinopete · Emergency Backup Antrax

Ick - are - ee - en

Day - doll - ee -en

Are - ee - odd - nee - en

all of the "en"s are actually schwas - that funky sound halfway between "en" and "un."

[This message has been edited by casinopete (edited 08-08-2003 01:55 PM).]

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

I always thought it was Day-Dali-Yen (or something like).... eh.

casinopete · Emergency Backup Antrax

Yes, Kd, Hy is wrong again. Aren't you used to it by now?

fnord.

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Kd · Mei Li De Hua

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh....

^_^ Ah, leave lil sweet Hy alone. Mind you, me being 10 years years younger and having to protect him is kinda strange...

HyToFry · Drama queen

U R the WRONG!

I will decide how we pronounce it in this thread. I was hear first. Bugger off.

casinopete · Emergency Backup Antrax

How do you get "deh" out of "Dae"?

Orbiting · very ign-o-rable

I like "dead alien", myself.

HyToFry · Drama queen

Silent E?

dead alien · Guest

w00t!
suX0rz to be anyone but me right now!

casinopete · Emergency Backup Antrax

whatever you say, Hat-Fro; whatever you say.

HyToFry · Drama queen

Thanks capacino piss.

Kd · Mei Li De Hua

*drags Hy away from thread* come on, you, be a good boy.

Samadhi · +1

Shouldn't we ask a Greek member?waits for punchline

Taflinel · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:00 pm Post subject: 16

eek-AR-ee-an (eek-AR-io)
dead-AL-ee-an (the-THA-li-o)
a-ree-AD-nee-an (a-ree-ATH-nee-o)
MEM-ber (May-los)

Well, actually the words have been altered when they were adapted in English as the language lacks important sounds of the Greek language. (E.g. Delta which in Greek has the sound of th in "the")

Ta ta

Silversunset · Drama Queen^42

isn't it from "Icarus" and "Daedelus" (spelled wrong i'm sure) as in Daedelus made wings of wax for Icarus to fly with and he went to close to the sun and they melted? if so woudln't it be:
"Ick-carian" (Ick-a-rus)
"Day-dalian" (Day-de-lus)

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Taflinel · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:20 pm Post subject: 18

SilverSunset:
Correct, Icarus (Ikaros) and Daedalus (Daidalos).

Their story can be found here.
The site is from the island of Ikaria, which has taken its name from Icarus, just like the sea around the island (Icarian Sea)

Ta ta

Ningal · Daedalian Member

In re reply 15: These words (or their roots, anyhows) are older, IIRC, than the sounds you mentioned and were yoinked by Latin before said sounds developed in Greek. So nyer, or something.

For the record, I agree with Kd's pronunciation of "Daedalian".

Werebear · Daedalian Member

I still want to know why the air was WARMER the higher he flew. Shouldn't it have been colder?

Chuck · Daedalian Member

Back in those days the sun was in earth's atmosphere.

Werebear · Daedalian Member

Ah, yes, how silly of me to forget... drawn in a chariot over the flat earth, now, was it?

Ningal · Daedalian Member

Right, bearbear. Or something like that.

ctrlaltdel · Member of the Daedalians

actually, his wings were made of wax and feathers as is known. the wax he used would probably have been bee wax. in my understanding, bee wax is nice and moldable but it's not much of superglue. as he got higher, the wind currents got stronger and ripped his feathers offa the wax wings.

what i want to know is how getting too low would make your wings wet? wouldn't you have to actually dip them in the ocean? by which time getting the feathers a little moist is your last problem...

anyway, i always thought it'd be Eye-carion... dont know why really...

Porro · Cool as a cucumber

Porro · Cool as a cucumber

Icarain, Dadeladien, and Adrinian

For what it's worth, I 'say' (in my likkle head)

1. Ik- air- ian
2. Day- dal- ian
3. Eh, I think they're extinct

The Doctor · Editor-in-Chief

I too, ctrlaltdel, said it 'eye-CARE-ee-on', as if I were telling you about my bringing baggage onto a plane. But since I would guess that the letter I would be pronounced like an "ee", would "EE-care-ee-on" be more accurate?

As for Daedelian, my guess would be"day-del-EE-an", with the second syllable a schwa. But I have also said "DAY-del-ee-an". So where is the emphasis?

Ariadnian: "ar-ee-AD-nee-an" for me. Is this the wrong emphasis?

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ctrlaltdel · Member of the Daedalians

emphasis explained: day - DEH - lee - en, same as ca-NA-dee-en

robichelli · MI:6 Agent

Ah, now it all makes sense

Beartalon · 'Party line' kind of guy

No, that's not right either. Canada ends with an "eh?" ...

The Doctor · Editor-in-Chief

ctrlaltdel · Member of the Daedalians

what canada? it's canadian, so obviously the country must be canadia, eh?

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

What are you all talking aboot? Stock of hosers here, eh?

ctrlaltdel · Member of the Daedalians

http://www.najaco.com/humor/video_clips/videos_3/7.mov