I have always been in a doubt when saying Seerus, Bosco, or Izola. How do you guys pronounce those and other names?
Pronouncing NPC names
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 03:38
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 04:34
#2
Writer's Block.
It's pronounced Boot-shoes. God, that's so fun to say. Boot-shoes. Booooot-shoooooes.
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 11:49
#3
Yeah most of the NPC names are puns or homages anyway. I don't see how any of them are hard to pronounce.
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 12:32
#4
Kora - Core-aa
I always though Izola was - Eye-zol-la
Hahn - Hun
Feron - Fair-on
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 13:00
#5
never pronounce words of in game NPC/strange weapon names until developers/characters do. that's my rule.
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 13:27
#6
"Seerus" - See-rust
"Bosco" - Boss-Ko
"Izola" - Iz-Zo-la
That's how I pronounce them. :P
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 14:02
#7
Pretend I wrote something clever here
I had a thread like this a while ago, but only about Seerus. IIRC, we decided that it was pronounced "seer-us", at least according to Google translate.
As for the other two, Bosco is pronounced "boss-ko" (Trust me, I live in the south and have meet more than a few people with this name), but I have no idea how to pronounce Izola, but Google says "E-zula".
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 14:11
#8
my problems
When i first started playing spiral knights, i always pronounced Basil's name as "bah-sill"
i had no idea that the herb "bay-zill" existed and thought his name was pronounced "bah-sill"
oh, the noob days
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 18:22
#9
@skyguarder
Where is the T in seerus coming from??
@toxicpancakes
You mean it's not "bay-sle"?
@the-mighty-potato
Hahn=Han. As in, Solo.
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 19:21
#10
HAVENHailoh =
HAVEN
Hailoh = Hay-loh
Warnell = War-nell
Plinkop = Pleen-kop
Bootshuze = Boot-shooz
Greave = Greev
Kragen = Kra-gen
Quillion = Kwill-lee-on
Ricasso = Ree-cass-oh
Vatel = Vay-tell
Basil = Bay-sill (I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION BUT IT WORKS ANYWAY)
Bulky = Bull-Kee
Maskwell = Mask-well
Brinks = Brinks
Feron = Fehr-on (How I say it anyway)
Barrus = Bar-rus
Morlin = More-linn
Biscotti = Biss-cawt-tee
Riley = Rye-lee
Kora = core-uh
Hahn = Hawn
Punch = Punch
Vise = Vize (Or Vice)
Kozma = Kawz-muh
Bosco = Boss-koh
DEAD STRANGERS
Boost = Boost
Quince = kwince
Rudkin = Rood-kin (Or rud-kin)
MOORCROFT MANOR
Pembrooke = Pemm-brook
Montague = Mohn-tawg
Estavio = Eh-stah-vee-oh
Hector = Heck-tor
Konjuring Kat = Kawn-jerr-ing-kat
EMBERLIGHT
Gracken = Grack-ken
OTHERS
Vaelyn = Vay-linn
Euclid = Yoo-Clid
Parma = Par-muh
Grantz = Grantz
Rulen = Roo-len
Desna = Des-nuh
Rhendon = Ren-dun.
Seerus = See-russ.
HALL OF HEROES
Echo = Eck-oh
Daxen = Dack-sen
Remi = Rem-mee
Archilus = Ark-ill-luss (or Ar-kee-luss)
Sylvin = Sil-vinn
Walkon = Waw-kon (or Wal-Kon or Walk-on)
Zebulon = Zeh-byoo-lawn
Izola = Ih-zoh-lah (or eye-zoh-lah)
Jorin - Johr-inn
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 21:32
#11
ooh a chart I can copy ^^
HAVEN
Hailoh = High-low
Warnell = War-nell
Plinkop = plihn-kohp
Bootshuze = Boot-shues/shoes
Greave = Greev
Kragen = Cray-gen
Quillion = Kwill-on
Ricasso = Rih-kas-oh
Vatel = Vaa-tell
Basil = Bay-sill (I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION BUT IT WORKS ANYWAY) :)
Bulky = Bull-Kee
Maskwell = Mask-well
Brinks = Brinks
Feron = Ferr-ohn
Barrus = Bare-us
Morlin = More-linn
Biscotti = Biss-coht-ee
Riley = Rye-lee
Kora = core-uh
Hahn = ...Hahn?
Punch = Punch m(>.<)m
Vise = Vyze
Kozma = Kahz-muh
Bosco = Boss-coh
DEAD STRANGERS
Boost = Boost
Quince = kwince
Rudkin = rud-kin
MOORCROFT MANOR
Pembrooke = Pemm-brook
Montague = Mohn-tahg-you (yes I suck at french shut up)
Estavio = Eh-stah-vee-oh
Hector = Heck-tor
Konjuring Kat = Kohn-jurr-ing-kat
EMBERLIGHT
Gracken = Grakk-en
OTHERS
Vaelyn = Vay-linn
Euclid = Ee-luu-sid (apparently I'm dyslexic, go figure)
Parma = Par-muh
Grantz = Grants
Rulen = Roo-len
Desna = Dez-nuh
Rhendon = Ren-don.
Seerus = See-russ.
HALL OF HEROES
Echo = Ek-oh
Daxen = Dak-sen
Remi = Rem-ee
Archilus = Never heard of this guy ^^
Sylvin = Sil-vinn
Walkon = Who's that? :P
Zebulon = Zeb-you-lahn
Izola = Izz-oh-lah
Jorin - Jorr-inn
<(^_^)>
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 21:47
#12
nevermind.
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 22:14
#13
Secretly, I was hoping for a Capulet too.
Montague has always been Mohn-teh-goo for me.
I really want there to be a spookat named Romeo next to an owlite tomb that, when you interact with it, gives you a poison vial.
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 23:21
#14
@Klipik-Forum
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Mon, 09/23/2013 - 23:07
#15
funfact i like to think glac or glacii alot instead of glacius
see russ
boss coh(co.)
ee zoh la(ea|se- ol|la)
i dont pronounce properly but i try
well technically i dont pronounce at all, but thats what i imagine me saying, when i see those names
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 11:37
#16
Your formats are inconstant and kinda confusing
Here's how you do it:
(Forward slashes represent alternate pronunciations, I've only used IPA for the vowels because I'm fairly sure you can figure out what sounds the consonants make, do note that the "long u" sound is represented by /juː/)
HAVEN
Hailoh = Haɪ/-loʊ / Heɪ-loʊ
Warnell = Wɔr-nɛl / Wɔ-nɛl / wɑ-nɛl
Plinkop = plɪnk-ɒp
Bootshuze = But-shuz
Greave = Griːv
Kragen = Kreɪ-gɛn / Krɑ-gɛn
Quillion = Kwɪ-lɪ-ɛn / Kwɪ-lɪ-ɒn
Ricasso = Rɪ-kɑ-soʊ
Vatel = Vɪ-tɛl / Vɑ-tɛl
Basil = Baɪ-sɪl / Bæ-sɪl
Bulky = Bʌl-kiː
Maskwell = Mɑsk-wɛl
Brinks = Brɪnks
Feron = Fɛ-rɒn / Fɛ-rɪn
Barrus = Bæ-rʌs
Morlin = Mɔr-lɪn / Mɔ-lɪn
Biscotti = Bɪs-kɒt-iː
Riley = Raɪ-liː
Kora = Kɔ-rɑ / Koʊ-rɑ
Hahn = Hɑn
Punch = Pʌnch
Vise = Vaɪs
Kozma = Kɒz-mɑ / Koʊz-mɑ
Bosco = Bɒs-koʊ
DEAD STRANGERS
Boost = Bust
Quince = Kwɪns
Rudkin = Rʌd-kɪn
MOORCROFT MANOR
Pembrooke = Pɛm-brʊk
Montague = Mɒn-tɑ-gjuː
Estavio = ɛ-stɑ-vɪ-oʊ / ɛ-steɪ-vɪ-oʊ
Hector = Same as its regular counterpart.
Konjuring Kat = Same as its regular counterpart.
EMBERLIGHT
Gracken = Græ-kɛn / Grɑ-kɛn
OTHERS
Vaelyn = Veɪ-lɪn
Euclid = ᵿ-slɪd
Chicken Parma = Diː-lɪ-shʌs
Grantz = I don't know the symbol for this sound, it's like a longer version of ɛ.
Rulen = Ru-lɛn
Desna = Dɛz-nɑ
Rhendon = Rɛn-dɒn / Rɛn-dɛn
Seerus = Sɪ-rʌs / Siː-rɛs
HALL OF HEROES
Echo = ɛ-koʊ
Daxen = Dæk-sɛn
Remi = Rɛ-miː
Archilus = ɑ-kɪ-lʌs (since it looks Greek there's kinda only one way to pronounce it)
Sylvin = Sɪl-vɪn
Walkon = Wɔl-kɒn / Wæl-kɛn
Zebulon = Zɛ-bjuː-lɒn / Zɛ-bɛ-lɒn
Izola = aɪ-zoʊ-lɑ / aɪ-zɔ-lɑ (or you can pronounce it with an /ɪ/ if you want to be weird and ignore the vowel-consonant-vowel word structure)
Jorin - Jɔ-rɪn
So as you can see there aren't that many different variations of pronunciation, and even the ones that do exist are frequently just influenced by accent. You shouldn't get all worked up over it. Case closed.
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 07:49
#17
Google translate pronouncer?
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 11:43
#18
@The-Mighty-Potato
Uh, no. It's IPA.
The near-open front unrounded vowel (æ) is a short a (bat)
The open-mid front unrounded vowel (ɛ) is a short e. (bet) The letter "e" also means a similar sound, which I don't understand the difference (there's supposed to be some sort of accent difference)
The near-close near-front unrounded vowel (ɪ) is a short i (bit)
The open back rounded vowel (ɒ) is a short o (bot)
The open-mid back unrounded vowel (ʌ) is a short u (butt)
(eɪ) represents a long a sound (mate)
(iː) represents a long e sound (meet)
(aɪ) represents a long i sound (mite)
(oʊ) represents a long o sound (mote)
(juː) represents a long u sound (mute)
The open back unrounded vowel (ɑ) is the a in father
The open-mid back rounded vowel (ɔ) is a o-ish kind of sound in gore, thought
The close back rounded vowel (u) is a "long" double o (in moon), comparable to a long /u/ except without the /y/ sound (which is represented as a /j/ in IPA)
The near-close near-back rounded vowel (ʊ) is a "sharp" double o (in book)
The near-close central rounded vowel (ᵿ) sounds very similar to a long u except with an e (Euphoria)
There are quite a few other, less common examples, but these are the only ones I used.
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 14:47
#19
Wait what?
You're telling me "gore" sounds like "thought"?
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 14:53
#20
uhm
See, I could figure out how to read that, but it's too hard... what was wrong with phonetic text in the first place? :P
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 15:36
#21
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You're telling me "gore" sounds like "thought"?
regional differences in language huae
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 16:05
#22
I don't know what region could possibly have that accent.
Gore=four
thought=caught
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 17:32
#23
@Hexzyle
Freak you and your freaking Latin words/IPA whatevers!
BTW what's a IPA?
Wed, 09/25/2013 - 01:06
#24
You are experiencing a VALIDATION ERROR
:|
Well, look at it for yourself and find out what sound it makes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel
I'm from Australia, so ɔ sounds like or/ore, and pretty much all words containing that set of letters...
Hmm, a lot of the "o" sounding vowels sound quite similar...
IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabet
I don't see why people can't pronounce worth crap. These names are really easy. Seer-us. Boss-co. Is-o-la
The only name I find hard in this game are things like Bootshuze. Like is it supposed to sound Bootshooz or Bootshuzay. Maybe Bootshuzee