Pronouncing Vocabulary of Proper Names and Foreign Words
The Diacritical Marks given are those found in the latest edition of Webster’s International Dictionary.
EXPLANATION OF DIACRITICAL MARKS.
A Dash (¯) above the vowel denotes the long sound, as in fāte, ēve, tīme, nōte, ūse.
A Dash and a Dot ( -̇ ) above the vowel denote the same sound, less prolonged.
A Curve (˘) above the vowel denotes the short sound, as in ădd, ĕnd, ĭll, ŏdd, ŭp.
A Dot ( ̇ ) above the vowel a denotes the obscure sound of a in pȧst, ȧbāte, Amĕricȧ.
A Double Dot (¨) above the vowel a denotes the broad sound of a in fäther, älms.
A Double Dot (.. ) below the vowel a denotes the sound of a in ba̤ll.
A Wave (~) above the vowel e denotes the sound of e in hẽr.
A Circumflex Accent ( ^ ) above the vowel o denotes the sound of o in bôrn.
ç sounds like s.
c̵ sounds like k.
ṣ̱ sounds like z.
ḡ is hard as in ḡet.
ġ is soft as in ġem.
̇
Ạdō´nĭs.
Æneas (ē̇ nē´ăs); Æneid (ē̇ nē´ĭd).
Ăm´ȧzŏn.
Ăm´brōsṣe.
Ăn´ȧthŏth.
Anchises (ăn kī´sēz).
Ăn´nō Dŏm´ĭnī.
Ạpŏl´lō.
Ăp´pĭȧn.
Ărĭmȧthē´ȧ.
Babylon (băb´ĭ lŭn); Băby̆lō´nĭȧn.
Bärbärŏs´sä.
Bärġ´lō.
Beethoven (bā´tō vŭn).
Bĕlshăz´zȧr.
Bĕth´lēhĕm.
Bĕth-pē´ôr.
Bramante (brä män´tā̇).
Bugiardini (bDiacritic jär dē´nē̇).
Buonarroti (bDiacritic ō när rŏt´ē̇).
Canaan (kā´nȧn or kā´nā̇ ȧn).
Cärrä´ra.
Celano (chā̇ lä´nō).
Cencio, Bernardo (bẽr när´dō̇ chĕn´chē ō̇).
Chaldean (kăl dē´ȧn).
Colonna, Vittoria (vē̇t tō´rē̇ ä kō lŏn´nä).
Condivi (kō̇n dē´vē̇).
Cosimo (kō̇´zē̇ mō).
Cristo Risorto (krēs´tō̇ rē̇ zôr´tō̇).
Cumæ (kū´mē).
Cyrus (sī´rŭs).
Daniel (dăn´yĕl or dăn´ĭ ĕl).
Dăn´tē̇.
Daphne (dăf´nē).
Dȧrĭ´ŭs.
Dē´lĭȧn.
Delphi (dĕl´fī).
Dē´mŏs.
Dies Iræ (dē´ās ē´rī or dī´ēz ī´rē).
Dionigi, di San (dē sän dē̇ ō̇ nē´jē̇).
Domine, quo vadis (dō´mē nā̇, kwō wä´dĭs or dŏm´ī nē̇, kwō vā´dĭs).
Doni, Angelo (än´jā lō dō´nē̇).
Douay (dDiacritic ā´).
Duomo (dDiacritic ō´mō).
E´rŏs.
Febbre, della (dĕl´lä fēb´brā̇).
Ficino (fē̇ chē’nō).
Franciscan (frăn sĭs’kȧn).
Frizzi, Federigo (fā̇ dā̇ rē’ḡō̇ frēt’sē̇).
Gíovanní (jō̇ vän’nē̇).
Giuliano (jDiacritic lē̇ ä’nō).
Gōlī’ȧth
Gotti (ḡŏt’tē̇).
Gualfonda (gwäl fŏn’dä).
Hĕl’lĕspŏnt.
Huguenot (hū’ḡēnŏt).
Infẽr’nō.
Isaiah (ī zā’yȧ).
Israel (ĭz’rā̇ ĕl).
Jameson (jā’mĕ sŭn).
Jēhoí’ȧkĭm.
Jĕrē̇mī’ȧh.
Jerome (jē̇ rōm’ or jĕr’ŏm).
Jĕrū’sȧlĕm.
Jē’thrō.
Jōsī’ȧh.
Judæa (jū̇ dē̇’ȧ).
Jū’dȧh.
Jū’pĭtẽr.
Kugler (kDiacriticg’lẽr).
Lăz’ȧrŭs.
Lē̇ăn’dẽr.
Lŏm’bȧrdṣ̱
Măg’dā̇lē̇ne.
Mē’dĭȧn.
Medici (mā’dē̇ chē̇).
Mĕm’nŏn.
Mē’nē̇.
Michelangelo (mē kĕl än’jā̇ lō).
Mĭd’ĭȧn,
Milan (mĭl’ȧn or mĭ lăn’).
Milanesi (mē̇ lä nā’zē̇).
Mō’ăb.
Morpheus (môr’fūs).
Năz’ȧrĕth.
Nē’bō.
Nebuchadnezzar (nĕb ū kăd nĕz’zăr).
Nemour (nĕ mDiacriticr’).
Nē’rō.
Oliphant (ŏl’ĭ fȧnt).
Palazzo Vecchio (pä lät’sō̇ vĕk’kē̇ ō̇).
Păl’ĕstīne.
Pater Patriæ (pä’tār pä’trē̇ ī or pā’tẽr pā’trĭ ē).
Pausanias (pa̤ā’nĭ ăs).
Pensiero, Il (ēl pĕn sē̇ ā’rō̇);
Pensieroso (pĕn sē̇ ā̇ rō’zō̇).
Pharaoh (fā’rō̇).
Phĭlĭs’tĭne.
Piazza della Signoria (pē̇ ät’sä dĕl’lä sē̇n yō̇ rē’ä).
Pico (pē’kō).
Pietà (pē̇ ā̇ tä’).
Pietro in Vincoli (pē̇ ā’trō̇ ēn vēn’kō̇ lē̇).
Pitti, Bartolommeo (bär tō̇ lŏm mā’ō̇ pē̇t’tē̇).
Plā’tō.
Poliziano (pō̇ lē̇t sē̇ ä’nō̇)
py̆th’ĭ ȧ.
Raphael (rä’fā ĕl).
Rucellai (rDiacritic chĕl lä’ē̇).
Săc’rĭsty̆.
Santarelli (sän tä rĕl’lē̇).
Savonarola (sä vō̇ nä rō’lä).
Scappuci, Mario (mä’rē̇ ō̇ skäp pDiacritic’chē̇).
Sĕs’tŏs.
Sĭb’y̆l.
Sĭm’ē̇ŏn.
Sistine (sĭs’tēn).
Solari, Cristoforo (krē̇s tŏf’ō̇ rō̇ sō̇ lä’rē̇).
Stabat Mater (stā’băt mā’tẽr or stä’bät mä’tār).
Strozzi, Giovan Battista (jō̇ vän’ bät tēs’tä strŏt’sē̇).
Sty̆x.
Swĭn’bŭrne.
Sy̆m’ŏndṣ̱.
Tarquin (tär’kwĭn).
tē’kĕl.
terribilità (tĕr rē̇ bē̇ lē̇ tä’).
Torrigiano (tôr rē̇ jä’nō̇).
Uffizi (Diacriticf fēt’sē̇).
Upharsin (ū̇ fär’sĭn).
Urbano, Pietro (pē̇ ā’trō̇ Diacriticr bä’nō̇).
Urbino (Diacriticr bē’nō̇).
Varj dei Porcari, Metello (mā̇ tĕl’lō̇ vä’rē̇ dā’ ē̇ pôr kä’rē̇).
Vasari (vä sä’rē̇).
Vatican (văt’ĭ kȧn).
Virgil (vẽr’jĭl).
Vŭl’gāte.
Zĕdē̇kī’ȧh.
Zephaniah (zĕf ȧ nī’ȧ).