y'all i'm doing a presentation where i say the word Scythian a bunch in literally 24 hours ...do you say Sithian or sKithian
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Replying to @HalstedMedieval
Skithian, and I heard academics in Ancient History pronounce it that way in my undergrad. Before I thought it was a soft c.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @HalstedMedieval
Justification being that the name derives from a word with a hard K and no Greek or Latin person would say “sithian”.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @HalstedMedieval
“Latin person” jfc I meant Latin speaker
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @HalstedMedieval
did medieval people pronounce it "schithian"
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Replying to @HighHawkSeason @HalstedMedieval
Probably depends on the area and time period lol.
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