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Odp: Joanna........
Actually I think that it is very natural because the language of botany is
latin and polish language as you said has a lot in common with latin, I think that problems could start when you would like to latinize eg. Japan surname ) greetings from Poland Martha Użytkownik J Fortuna w wiadomo¶ci do grup dyskusyjnych .. . Steve, So Cattleya warscewiczii's name started with the last name of a Polish botanist, and then got a latinized ending? Hmm. Ok, in Polish there are many words that started out Latin, and then got a Polish ending attached to them to Polanize them, why not do it the other way around for a change? Joanna "Steve" wrote in message ... J Fortuna wrote: I just found a Polish orchid Web page that mentions this plant, but instead of Cattleya warscewiczii, it refers to it as "Katleja warszewicza" (http://www.terrarystyka.pl/rosliny.p...20030223182541) -- so I figure if Polish sites are allowed to take liberties with the spelling of "Cattleya", Americans should have every right to pronounce warscewiczii with "Whiskey" at the end. :-) Does that sound fair? Joanna I don't know if I can go for that. Let me first say that I live in the middle of nowhere and I go years without any verbal discussion with other orchid growers. Nearly all of my orchid life is via reading and writing so I often discover I have been pronouncing (to myself) a name wrong. With that disclaimer, it is my understanding that when a name has been Latinized to end with ii on the end, that part is pronounced "eee-eye". The ii ending is common so it's good to know what to do with it. Miltonia endresii , for example would, I assume, be pronounced "en-dres-ee-eye" or something close. If I am wrong, I hope someone who speaks fluent orchid Latin will set me straight! Steve |
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