Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman lawyer, philosopher, rhetorician and statesman who lived from 3 January 106 BC to 7 December 43 BC. Cicero is often considered as Rome's leading orator and writer of prose and had a huge influence on the Latin language.
The correct pronunciation of Cicero in Latin is with a hard "c"; therefore it is pronounced KIH-keh-roh. Cicero is often also pronounced as CHIH-cheh-roh or SIH-seh-roh. The reason for these differing pronunciations is because of the different varieties of Latin used. In Classical Latin, the "c" was pronounced with a hard "c", thus a "k" sound. Most likely KIH-keh-roh is how Cicero's name would have been pronounced during his time, when Classical Latin was spoken. Subsequently, in Ecclesiastical Latin, the "c" was pronounced with a "ch" sound, which is still typical in Italian, therefore pronouncing Cicero as CHIH-cheh-roh
Throughout the history of the church, singers have sung their Latin in ways closely related to the habits of pronunciation in their own languages. As a result one can give no single set of rules for the correct performance of Latin sacred music from all times and places. If you listen to a number of recordings, you will soon notice a number of different ways of treating the language. Nevertheless, the following will give some general hints for a practice based on an Italian foundation that has been widely used in the United States.
Interesting!sis-er-long o
Again I say:I would pronounce it sih-seh-roh
Again I say, like in the beginning:The correct pronunciation of Cicero in Latin is with a hard "c"; therefore it is pronounced KIH-keh-roh.
Let me explain: I am not asking: What is the "correct" way to pronounce this name.
I am only asking: How do you personally pronounce this name?
I would pronounce it sih-seh-roh, but
The correct pronunciation of Cicero in Latin is with a hard "c"; therefore it is pronounced KIH-keh-roh. Cicero is often also pronounced as CHIH-cheh-roh or SIH-seh-roh.
Don't know, I never met her. I was adopted. It's the way I've always heard it pronounced growing up in eastern PA.Again I say:
Interesting!
What is your mother language?
Sis sir row. Why is this a topic?sissy-ro.
What's the purpose here? Is it a trick question?Let me explain: I am not asking: What is the "correct" way to pronounce this name.
I am only asking: How do you personally pronounce this name?
Because most people can't pronounce names properly. Unless it's a Dave or a Bob, those are easy enoughSis sir row. Why is this a topic?
Sis sir row. Why is this a topic?
Tom Brokaw regional dialect.Interesting!
What is your mother language?
A soft "c" is pronounced "s" as in cell, city, decision, receive, license, distance, recently, pronounce, juicy, and cylinder. A hard "c" is pronounced "k"' as in call, correct, cup, cross, class, rescue, fact, public, panic, and ache. And is English as far as I know.Some question:
I know several ways how to pronounce the c in other languages:
k
ts
tsh
Now some here pronounce it thus: s
Which tradition is that?
Soft c as wellA soft "c" is pronounced "s" as in cell, city, decision, receive, license, distance, recently, pronounce, juicy, and cylinder. A hard "c" is pronounced "k"' as in call, correct, cup, cross, class, rescue, fact, public, panic, and ache. And is English as far as I know.
"Sisero" and "Seezer" are standard English pronunciations, just like saying "Rome" and "Italy" rather than "Roma" and "Italia." You're welcome to call Caesar "kaesar" if you want, but insisting on it while not being consistent will make you look a bit weird, as you're noticing.
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