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How do you pronounce 'Hera'

41 replies

RnB · 09/02/2012 16:40

Is it HEER-A or HAIR-A or something else?

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EssentialFattyAcid · 12/02/2012 08:31

Eeera
Drop the H

pixiestix · 12/02/2012 08:21

JSJ Isn't that She-Ra?? Grin

sparkle12mar08 · 11/02/2012 22:01

Anyone gone for 'hayra' yet? That's how I always hear it in my head, despite knowing that it's 'heera'.

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RnB · 11/02/2012 09:27

Lol @ GetOrf!
(Juno is in fact my no 1 choice but can't convince dp)

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JollySergeantJackrum · 10/02/2012 22:20

Please ignore the physically in that post. Damn phone.

JollySergeantJackrum · 10/02/2012 22:19

I would have said Her - ah. We were told to physically phonetically pronounce ancient languages when we were at school.

Is Heerah not a character from thundercats?

mathanxiety · 10/02/2012 22:16

Did the Romans pronounce their J's though?

MortaIWombat · 10/02/2012 19:21

Grin at goml.

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 15:22

OP just call the baby Juno and be done with the arguments. Grin

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 15:21

I blame Mrs Biddle in the top class in infants for mispronouncing Hera when she was reading us Greek myths in class.

I am not entirely sure why she decided to read us 7 year olds stories about Zeus turning into a shower of gold to impregnate someone, and his wife Hera being furious about it.

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 15:18
alexpolismum · 10/02/2012 15:18

This is specially for GetOrf - for future reference, I have found that most Greek origin words in English* that begin with 'he' NOT 'hae' are 'ita' (H) in Greek and originally pronounced 'ee'.

Hope that helps!

*possibly also in Englush

seeker · 10/02/2012 15:17

Have now read thread. Blimy- I'm Greek and didn't even realise!

MotherPanda · 10/02/2012 15:16

I know a Heera (Hear-a) It's lovely :)

seeker · 10/02/2012 15:16

Here-a

Or
Ear-a.

Haven't read the thread, but am right.

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 15:14

argh!

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 15:14

Oh for fucks skae Grin

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 15:14

an person?

I can't even speak Englush, let alone Greek.

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 15:13

Oh shit, an person who actually lives in Greece and knows.

Yama · 10/02/2012 15:13

Hair-a sounds better in my opinion. Only because I am a wanky Battlestar Gallactica fan though. Wink

alexpolismum · 10/02/2012 15:11

Definitely Heera.

In modern Greek it's Eeera. [sticks tongue out at GetOrf]

peeriebear · 10/02/2012 14:53

Here-a :)

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 14:44

I lied about being Greek but i am still right

GetOrfMoiiLand · 10/02/2012 14:43

HAIR-a

Everything else is wrong. I am Greek.

HTH

pixiestix · 10/02/2012 14:43

I would say Here-a, but my mate has a dog called Hair-a.