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i think its like "edge-iss" but im not sure
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how to pronounce aegis
how doyou pronounce Aegis?
i think its like "edge-iss" but im not sure
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"Age-iss" is how I usually pronounce it.
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Aegis pronounced: E Jiss: Greek for armor IIRC.
*edited to add, I was close it means shield or protection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis
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This is how I pronounce it as well (E-Jiss). ...though I've heard quite a few people use age-issOriginally Posted by JD
Yes, the Aegis was Zeus's magical shield, carried, IIRC, by Pallas Athena (acting as his shield-maiden).
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I always pronounce it as:
ay-gis
"Yes, the Aegis was Zeus's magical shield, carried, IIRC, by Pallas Athena (acting as his shield-maiden)."
I want a shield maiden.
Fair of hair & complexion.
No My Dear...I'm NOT having an affair...She is only my Shield Maiden...and nothing more.
There is NOTHING going on between us...she watches over my shield and she carries the doggone thing for me...and that is all that she does.
Yes, I know that she is young and beautiful but, she is only a lowly Shield Maiden.
Dang it those all powerful ancient gods really had the life didn't they?
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It's "Eee'-jiss." (Knew that Greek I took in college would come in handy someday . . . .)
(And it's in the dictionary, by the way.)
I pronounce it "eee-emm-pee."
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There is some variation in how to pronounce an -ae- in spoken language.
Classical Latin, gaelic: Long a, e.g. vitae = vee-tay
Ecclesiastical latin (Catholic mass): Long i, sounds like "eye"
Welsh: Combination of "a" followed by "i", sounds like the i in bike.
Classical Greek: Variation on Ecclesiastical Latin, Caesar actually sounds like Kaiser
Modern English pronunciation is ee'jis. Sound clip located here: http://www.answers.com/topic/aegis
Strange how I know that
Aelbric (pronounced āl-brĭk, gaelic)
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the 'a' is silent...eejiss
(I had Greek in college and grad school, FWIW)
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Dia Dhuit, Aelbric. Neat response, sort of clears up any confusion.
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JD FTW, Greek 'Ae' is pronounced 'Ee'.
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That was an entertaining aside, QKS."Yes, the Aegis was Zeus's magical shield, carried, IIRC, by Pallas Athena (acting as his shield-maiden)."
I want a shield maiden.
Fair of hair & complexion.
No My Dear...I'm NOT having an affair...She is only my Shield Maiden...and nothing more.
There is NOTHING going on between us...she watches over my shield and she carries the doggone thing for me...and that is all that she does.
Yes, I know that she is young and beautiful but, she is only a lowly Shield Maiden.
Dang it those all powerful ancient gods really had the life didn't they?Sounds like you've put some thought into this
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