2010/9/21 Maurice Batey <maurice@bcs.org.uk>

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:30:57 +0100, I wrote:

> I must have missed some posting that explains "mageia"!

OK - I now see it all described on Wikipedia, but the
notes on *pronunciation* there do not agree with that given by:

http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=3095

(which gives "mah-GAY-ah")

Perhaps there should be an agreed pronunciation (to avoid the problem
some people have with "Linux"!)

The right in greek is this

http://www.forvo.com/word/μαγεία/

The greek pronouncation of the word Mageia (Μαγεία) is Ma-yeé-a . The yeé is the same when you say in english 'young' the first syllabe.

You cannot say ma - geï (gay)-a because in greek the ei=i (like ει-ρή-νη=I-re-ne http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Irene )

Only when it has the two points over the i (εϊ) is ay (like fame)

With the latin leters, i am not sure but i think [mah-JEE-ah] is the right

Dimitrios Glentadakis