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Pronunciation of “Veni, vidi vici!”

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11 February 2021

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar said “Veni, vidi vici!”. However, the pronunciation of Latin in ancient Rome has little to do with medieval, later and modern pronunciation.

Currently, these words are quoted by pronunciation [vainy veedy veechy]. The pronunciation of the Romans, however, was [wainy, weedy, weaky].

Sources

Phonetica Latinae

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