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**CruzIzabella** · 08-30-2007, 04:41 AM

How does one pronounce the following two words in English..

Nous - Is it nouse like mouse or nous as in French for we or noose?

Septuagint - I bumble through this word all the time

Sorry for such a trivial matter.

Katrina

**ballingham** · 08-30-2007, 05:51 AM

How does one pronounce the following two words in English..

Nous - Is it nouse like mouse or nous as in French for we or noose?

Septuagint - I bumble through this word all the time

Sorry for such a trivial matter.

Katrina

Nous like noose

Septuagint- sep-too-a- and here some say:jint others: gint. I would guess that gint is closer to the Greek. But then again I can't remember whether Septuagint is the exact same word as in Greek or is Anglicized.

In Christ- Fr Raphael

**Adwetyren** · 08-30-2007, 11:58 AM

Nous: noos with a short oo, not a long one as in noose

Septuagint: SEPT'ooagint (hard g as in gate). The word is derived from the Latin, as far as I know. The Greek term is κατά τους εβδομήκοντα (kata tous evthomikonta in phonetic spelling), which means according to the Seventy.

08-30-2007, 04:41 AM	#1
CruzIzabella Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 372 Senior Member	Proper pronunciation of two words How does one pronounce the following two words in English.. Nous - Is it nouse like mouse or nous as in French for we or noose? Septuagint - I bumble through this word all the time Sorry for such a trivial matter. Katrina Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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ballingham Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	How does one pronounce the following two words in English.. Nous - Is it nouse like mouse or nous as in French for we or noose? Septuagint - I bumble through this word all the time Sorry for such a trivial matter. Katrina Nous like noose Septuagint- sep-too-a- and here some say:jint others: gint. I would guess that gint is closer to the Greek. But then again I can't remember whether Septuagint is the exact same word as in Greek or is Anglicized. In Christ- Fr Raphael Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-30-2007, 11:58 AM	#3
Adwetyren Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 457 Senior Member	Nous: noos with a short oo, not a long one as in noose Septuagint: SEPT'ooagint (hard g as in gate). The word is derived from the Latin, as far as I know. The Greek term is κατά τους εβδομήκοντα (kata tous evthomikonta in phonetic spelling), which means according to the Seventy. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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