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My very own daughter insists that it's pronounced as "pah-TEE-na." But all my life I've accented the first syllable. Others seem to agree with my daughter. What is the consensus among word lovers?
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What is the consensus among word lovers?
Congratulations, you're both "proper". The pronunciation of patina has been changing over the years.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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I'm an old geezer and I've always pronounced it pah-TEE-na.
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Sure. It's PA-tee-na on odd days and pa-TEE-na on even days.
Last edited by BranShea; 10/29/2012 10:14 AM. Reason: the lost e
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I'm an old geezer and I've always pronounced it pah-TEE-na. I am another, and I've never heard it other than pahTEEna.
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I'm an old geezer and I've always pronounced it pah-TEE-na. On the other hand, I am contemporaneous with Faldo and have always heard it - and pronounced it - PA-tin-a. May be a Brit-USn thang.
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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good thought, Ruby
Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈpatehnə/ , U.S. /pəˈteenə/
[OED online] (with substitutes for IPA i)
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Patina is PA-tee-na in Italy and Spain, in Holland and in Germany, but the French (:~)) have it their own way with pa-TI-ne. So this may have been of influence to the American way of pronunciation. Considering French immigrants in older days. ?
Pa-TEE-na sounds like a girl's name to me.
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I've asked several folks here in the heartland, and it's
pa-TEE-nah.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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Well, of course, salud to the heartland and salut to pretty Patina.
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----please, draw me a sheep----
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