How do you pronounce Latin vowels?

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2026-05-01 04:01

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There are three major schools of Latin pronunciation.

The traditional English method, which pronounces Latin Words using English letter values (now mostly heard in legal contexts). Latin 'v' equals English 'v'.

The Church, or Ecclesiastical, method, which pronounces Latin Words using Italian letter values. This is the pronunciation traditionally used by the Catholic Church, and also by choirs (religious or not) singing Latin. Latin 'v' equals English 'v' here too.

The Restored Pronunciation, which seeks to recover the Classical pronunciation of Caesar and Cicero (first century B.C.). Here, Latin 'v' equals English 'w'.

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