How do you pronounce "Arcanist"

Deter1UK

ghastley wrote: »

Ark nist.

Where are you getting a third syllable from?

Oxford English Dictionary AND Oxford BBC Dictionary of Pronunciation, I try to double check sources.

.Etymology

arcane +‎ -ist; in the sense of a craftsman with secret knowledge about porcelain manufacturing, borrowed from German Arcanist

Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪnɪst/

Hope that’s clarified for you.

Deter1UK

Androrix wrote: »

Deter1UK wrote: »

In UK English a final ‘e’ lengthens a preceding ‘a’ , so: Arcane = ar-CANE

without the final ‘e’ the ‘a’ reverts to the short form, so Arcanist = AR-can-ist.

Note also the syllabic emphasis shifts as well.

This is Received Pronunciation English, other Country’s accents will differ.

In short, say it how you please!

I would just add that, in addition to Received Pronunciation, each county accent in England might pronounce the word differently. Accents and phonetics are dramatically different from county to county, city to city. Also true in Scotland and Wales.

So I agree, say the word however you want. In fact, has anyone suggested pronouncing the "c" like and "s" yet?

Yep, loads of different accents. But, ‘How do you pronounce’x’ ‘ is such a specific question I can only think of starting with R.P. and going from there.

Your last is a burning question indeed!

DP99

TheImperfect wrote: »

Neither of the above - it is Ar-can-ist

Exactly!

Jacozilla

Arcanist - ar’kah-nist

Phonetic pronunciation breakdown - “O - Pee - klas - at - launch - for - doll - urs - nerf - to - ground - aft - ur - then - one - year - to - rheee - balance”

Holycannoli

ar-CAN-ist

It's probably wrong lol.

Come summer though it's gonna be marc and starc.

barney2525

Our Can Is Full

(the Full is silent)

Danikat

Ar-cun-ist

Ar-can-ist.

Although I keep catching myself calling it the anarchist.

honeybun

Are-cen-ist

Urzigurumash

Interestingly the two ways most Americans would say this word are both reflected in the name of two states, Kansas and Arkansas.

Sheezabeast

Ar-cun-ist

Arr-can-ist.

But people will butcher it anyways... people still mispronounce Dreugh as 'Drew' when we have NPCs that clearly call them 'Dreg'.

Elsonso

Sheezabeast wrote: »

Arr-can-ist.

But people will butcher it anyways... people still mispronounce Dreugh as 'Drew' when we have NPCs that clearly call them 'Dreg'.

It would have been a lot easier if they had dropped that silly "U"...

ValarMorghulis1896

Ar-cun-ist

German origin. So it's certainly Ar-kun-ist

Michae

Holycannoli

Sheezabeast wrote: »

Arr-can-ist.

But people will butcher it anyways... people still mispronounce Dreugh as 'Drew' when we have NPCs that clearly call them 'Dreg'.

It will forever and always be "drew" to me. Don't know where eugh = egg comes from but my brain isn't processing it.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/words-that-end-in-eugh

One of them is "Heugh":

https://youglish.com/pronounce/Heugh/english/uk

Phonetic:
When you begin to speak English, it's essential to get used to the common sounds of the language, and the best way to do this is to check out the phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for 'Heugh':
Modern IPA: hjʉ́w
Traditional IPA: hjuː
1 syllable: "HYOO

Heugh= HYOO
Teugh = TYOO,
Sleugh = SLOO
Dreugh = DREG?

SilverWF

Arrc - an - ist

Urzigurumash

Eugh is an old spelling for Yew, the NPCs are wrong.

There is an in-game cognate for Arcane: Arx Corinium. Arx (fortress) and Arcanus (hidden) both being Latin words related to the Greek word ἀρκέω.

I_killed_Vivec

Ar-cane-ist

Ar-se!

Elsonso

Urzigurumash wrote: »

Eugh is an old spelling for Yew, the NPCs are wrong.

Well, the NPCs aren't wrong. Per the Lore master, and apparently the Countess of Bruma, at least. Right or wrong, dreugh is just is not pronounced according to old Earth pronunciations.

Kiralyn2000

Ark- uh-nyst

MacCait

Ar-cane-ist

tom-aaa-toe - tom-arr-toe

Americans can't pronounce anything right (just kidding)

FlipFlopFrog

For me it's more like, class-change-token.....pls?