Traditional English pronunciation of Latin
Initial unstressed syllables
Columns: Semi-closed initial unstressed vowels | 17th c. | American | Australian | Examples
a /ə/ | ɐ | ə | ə | addendum, appendix, calliope, farrago | e /ɛ, ɨ/ | ɛ | ɛ, ə | e, ə | ellipsis, Ecclesiastes, erratum | i /ɪ, ɨ/ | ɪ | ɪ, ə | ɪ, ə | Illyria, cf. cirrhosis | y /ɨ/ | ɪ | ɪ, ə | ɪ, ə | syllepsis | o /ə/ | ɔ | ə | ə | collector, oppressor, opprobrium, possessor