Talk:ecclesia

Pronounciation
I'd like to discuss pronounciation a little more, it's probably easier and more appropriate here. On my talk page, EncycloPetey wrote:


 * I checked what you'd entered against the Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary. It looked fine except for the pronunciation of the "s", which didn't match my own experience (hence I looked it up). ...

On checking further, dictionary.com and The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language appear to have both pronounciations. Is this a US/UK thing or ??? --Rogerb67 20:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Not according to Cambridge, which includes both UK and US pronuciations. Do they really have  (like the sound of "z" in azure?). I've only ever heard it in the US with /s/ or /z/.  --EncycloPetey 21:02, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Dictionary.com's entry is (cut, pasted & checked). American Heritage doesn't use IPA, but suggests either "zh" or "z" sounds, which I think amounts to the same thing. I would assume these dictionaries would put the US pronounciation first? In any case, your change fits with my experience too so I'm happy to leave it per Cambridge. --Rogerb67 22:07, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Possible connection to caeruleus and excelsius
Since Old Latin admitted to spontaneous transition of R to S, there may be a connection to Latin caeruleus (sky blue), gloria (a bright blue light), and excelsius (involving a transposition of sorts). 216.99.198.16 21:05, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Mozarabic
Hi @Rua, Do you remember where you found this Mozarabic ecléxia/egléja/eglésia? Nicodene (talk) 06:27, 3 February 2022 (UTC)