MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agoI'm something of a Joey myselfstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1imageI'm something of a Joey myselfstartrek.websiteMalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareprocrastitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-219 days ago… although, I guess any pronunciation will be wrong because the actual name was “Πτολεμαίος”, so if you wanted a correct transliteration you would have to use “Ptolemaious” Regardless, Joey is still closer to the correct pronunciation.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-219 days ago Πτολεμαίος You can put it in google translate to hear a modern greek version of it. The P sound is there but nearly silent. https://translate.google.com/?sl=el&tl=en&text=Πτολεμαίος&op=translate
… although, I guess any pronunciation will be wrong because the actual name was “Πτολεμαίος”, so if you wanted a correct transliteration you would have to use “Ptolemaious”
Regardless, Joey is still closer to the correct pronunciation.
You can put it in google translate to hear a modern greek version of it. The P sound is there but nearly silent.
https://translate.google.com/?sl=el&tl=en&text=Πτολεμαίος&op=translate