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Correct pronunciation of 'antennae'



 
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Correct pronunciation of 'antennae' #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 08, 2010 14:20 pm   Correct pronunciation of 'antennae'
 

Hello,

Is 'antennae' (the plural of 'antenna') pronounced with an 'ee', as in 'knee', or 'ay' as in 'hay', or is it pronounced some other way?

Sometimes I see other English words that come from Latin where the plural is formed by changing the ending in the same way (a -> ae). Is the changed ending always pronounced in the same way?

Edit: I just found two websites.
One says that the dipthong 'ae' in Latin is pronounced like the 'y' in 'fly':
http://www.thebookmarkshop.com/latin/latinpronunciation.htm
But the other website says that it's pronounced like 'ay' as in 'say':
http://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/Introductio/Pronunciatio.html

So which one is correct?

Thanks in advance,

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Correct pronunciation of 'antennae' #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 08, 2010 16:40 pm   Correct pronunciation of 'antennae'
 

Pronunciation will vary depending on where you are from so I can only speak for me (S England).
I would say it rhymes with fly, ..... but looking on the net opinions vary.
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