Exalted: Pronounciation?

[Leeham]

Is sidereal pronounced side-real, or is it closer to ethereal, like si-dee-re-al?

[cheezewizz2000]

Wiktionary has it as sai-deer-ial or si-deer-ial.

[Leeham]

Thanks, most helpful :)

[Yuki Akuma]

Fun fact: it means "of or relating to stars". So it's the same as "Solar" and "Lunar", really. It's not just a made-up fantasy word...

It's a pretty awesome word. More people need to use it.

[The Rose Dragon]

Fun fact: it means "of or relating to stars".

Well, distant stars. Though distant stars includes all stars that aren't Sol, so there isn't an appreciable difference.

Also, in real world, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn would not be considered distant stars.

[Sir_Elderberry]

In fact, I'm pretty sure the Spanish word for outer space is "espacio sideral."

[Xefas]

Speaking of Exalted pronunciations, I actually found out I'd been pronouncing Anathema wrong all this time only a little while ago.

Dictionary.com says its pronounced "uh-nath-uh-muh" and I'd been pronouncing it "an-na-thee-mah".

Also, my group insists on pronouncing the 'c' in Autocthon like an 's'. I keep telling them that it's based on the word 'cthonic' which has a silent 'c', but they won't listen.

[Snake-Aes]

In fact, I'm pretty sure the Spanish word for outer space is "espacio sideral."

Same for Portuguese, "Espaço Sideral". Sideral is a direct translation of Sidereal.

[Leeham]

Here's another one, Lookshy?

[Zeta Kai]

Speaking of which, anyone know how to pronounce Aasimar? I figure that it's one of the following:

• AZ-ee-mar
• AHZ-ee-mar
• ah-SEE-mar
• ah-see-MAR

[Tinydwarfman]

Speaking of which, anyone know how to pronounce Aasimar? I figure that it's one of the following:

• AHZ-ee-mar

I pronounce it like this, but I don't know whether thats right.

[Eldan]

Generally, I just read words as if they were german or latin.

So...
AH-see-mar

Of course, WotC seems to disagree with me all the time, even on mythological names.

[Mando Knight]

Also, my group insists on pronouncing the 'c' in Autocthon like an 's'. I keep telling them that it's based on the word 'cthonic' which has a silent 'c', but they won't listen.

But... it... it...

...it's not even placed like a 'c' that makes an 's' sound! Who taught them phonics?

[Tiki Snakes]

Speaking of which, anyone know how to pronounce Aasimar? I figure that it's one of the following:

• AZ-ee-mar
• AHZ-ee-mar
• ah-SEE-mar
• ah-see-MAR

Ass-ee-mar.

For obvious reasons.

[The Rose Dragon]

Also, my group insists on pronouncing the 'c' in Autocthon like an 's'. I keep telling them that it's based on the word 'cthonic' which has a silent 'c', but they won't listen.

Well, first of all, it's Autochthon. There is an h between the c and t.

Second, the c is not silent. It's a hard c, and the word is pronounced ɔːˈtɒkθən.

[Snake-Aes]

But... it... it...

...it's not even placed like a 'c' that makes an 's' sound! Who taught them phonics?

Nevermind that, man... dumb people remain dumb forever.

[Tiki Snakes]

... and the word is pronounced ɔːˈtɒkθən.

Are those squiggly things supposed to mean something?
What kind of crazy alphabet you using there, Rose?

Phonetically, if you please. ;)

[senrath]

Are those squiggly things supposed to mean something?
What kind of crazy alphabet you using there, Rose?

Phonetically, if you please. ;)

That, um, is the phonetic spelling. At least, it is using the IPA. Anyway, if I'm read it right, it would be pronounced "aw-tok-thuhn".

[Tiki Snakes]

See, this is the problem I always run into with pronunciation guides. I don't speak IPA, I speak english, using the bog standard english alphabet.

[Cespenar]

Here's another one, Lookshy?

I don't know, but a gut feeling tells me "Look-shie" or "Look-she", just because it has to be pronounced somehow different.

Anyway, the pronunciation of Worcestershire was the breaking point for me. I'm not so easily surprised anymore.

[Eldan]

Ah, good old Woostsher.

Anyway. Whenever I hear someone pronounce "Acheron" as "Esheron", I get a desire to punch them.

[Yuki Akuma]

No, "Wooster". There's no "sh", even.

It's a stupid name.

[Mr.Bookworm]

Speaking of which, I've always been a bit confused on you pronounce most of the Yozi names. Is it mal-fee-is? A-door-jan? Swill-in? Hee-grah? Etc., etc.

aw-tok-thuhn

Really? I've always read it as "auto-keh-thon". Auto seems like it would be pronounced as in "Automobile", or "Autobots". And chthon probably comes from the Greek word for earth, where the ch is pronounced as a hard k.

Woostsher

No, really? Is that honestly how you pronounce Worcestershire? I mean, really?

EDIT:

Wooster

What. I mean, what? How the hell does that work with basic grammar?

[senrath]

Really? I've always read it as "auto-keh-thon". Auto seems like it would be pronounced as in "Automobile", or "Autobots". And chthon probably comes from the Greek word for earth, where the ch is pronounced as a hard k.

Yeah, really. Autochthon is a real word, and it's pronounced "aw-tok-thuhn".

No, really? Is that honestly how you pronounce Worcestershire? I mean, really?

It's not. It's pronounced "WOOS-tər-sher".

[Drascin]

In fact, I'm pretty sure the Spanish word for outer space is "espacio sideral."

Not quite. "Sideral" is indeed an adjective used for space, with the same "pertaining to the stars" meaning as Sidereal, but "Outer Space" would be, appropiately, "espacio exterior". "Espacio sideral" is generally a more florid way of saying it, like "the sea of stars" might be in English, perhaps...

[Mr.Bookworm]

Yeah, really. Autochthon is a real word, and it's pronounced "aw-tok-thuhn".

Didn't know that, but I still think "auto" makes sense, given Autochthon's nature.

It's not. It's pronounced "WOOS-tər-sher".

...That's not any better.

[Eldan]

Really? I've always read it as "auto-keh-thon". Auto seems like it would be pronounced as in "Automobile", or "Autobots". And chthon probably comes from the Greek word for earth, where the ch is pronounced as a hard k.

Well, the thing is, the "auto" in "automobile" is pronounced differently in greek, where both words come from. "A" is pronouced like the "u" in "duck", the "u" like in "glue".
So a-u-to-kthon.


Edit: And the word has a connection to primal creatures, at least: Wiktionary.
"Rock formation" isn't that bad either.

[MickJay]

I'm afraid that the "wooster" pronounciation is quite widespread, at least when we're talking about the sauce. When it's a place, it's closer to the actual spelling (but still slightly "off").

[Fortuna]

See, this is the problem I always run into with pronunciation guides. I don't speak IPA, I speak english, using the bog standard english alphabet.

You mean the modified Latin alphabet? With the extra letters that we added, the absence of eth, thorn, yogh and the other one whose name I can't remember, and of course the completely superfluous letters c, q and x?

[sofawall]

I have never and will never be able to pronounce Worchestershire. I pronounce it as it looks, with the exception of the 'shire' sounding more like 'shur'. No amount of coaching has, thus far, been able to force me to change my pronunciation.

Also, I don't even like that stuff.

As for Aasimar, I say Ah-zee-mar.