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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 #207808 - 10/28/12 01:34 PM What is the proper pronunciation of patina?   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1 Suzanne Gray stranger Suzanne Gray   stranger Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1 Guilford, Connecticut, USA 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? #207809 - 10/28/12 01:48 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: Suzanne Gray]   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh 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. #207817 - 10/28/12 07:43 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: Suzanne Gray]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I'm an old geezer and I've always pronounced it pah-TEE-na. #207819 - 10/28/12 08:34 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: zmjezhd]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Sure. It's PA-tee-na on odd days and pa-TEE-na on even days. Last edited by BranShea; 10/29/12 10:14 AM. Reason: the lost e #207820 - 10/28/12 08:40 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass Originally Posted By: Faldage 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. #207823 - 10/28/12 10:41 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando   old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Originally Posted By: Faldage 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 #207825 - 10/28/12 10:55 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: Rhubarb Commando]   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass good thought, Ruby Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈpatehnə/ , U.S. /pəˈteenə/ [OED online] (with substitutes for IPA i) #207829 - 10/29/12 10:33 AM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: tsuwm]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague 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. #207834 - 10/29/12 03:46 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,961 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,961 Land of the Flat Water I've asked several folks here in the heartland, and it's pa-TEE-nah. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #207849 - 10/29/12 10:28 PM Re: What is the proper pronunciation of patina? [Re: LukeJavan8]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Well, of course, salud to the heartland and salut to pretty Patina. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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