Pronunciation help-Nudi

[Harley1962]

Hello,
I KNOW what I have found recently, but just need an "expert" to confirm the way it is pronounced-- and which syllable has the accent!

Phyllodesmium Longicirrum

I assume the first word:

(fi-lo-DES-mee-um)

But the second, is it:

(lon-JIK-ur-um)

OR rather this?:

(lon-ji-SYR-um)

So, basically a "hard C", or a soft C, and that will affect the placement of the accent, too..

Thanks in advance,
HB

 

[LeslieH]

It depends what country you're from. At conferences it's been very obvious that americans pronounce scientific names differently from other english-speakers. The species name is constructed from "longi" and "cirrum" so I (american that I am) would use lon-ji-YR-um.

 

[Deefstes]

...and I would imagine the C is a hard C. However, and again, I'm not the expert but I would expect "longi" to be pronounced "long-ghee" as opposed to "lon-ji" ie. another hard sound.

fi-lo-DES-mee-um long-ghee-Kee-rum


...and WOW, what a beautiful nudi!

 

[MaxBottomtime]

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