Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2015 March 14

= March 14 =

pronunciation of name
How do you pronounce the name Wythoff? Double sharp (talk) 20:54, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You mean in English? I'd ask at the math desk.  — kwami (talk) 20:56, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I think he is asking how you, personally, pronounce it. I would say /'Vəithof/.  KägeTorä - ( 影 虎 )  ( Chin Wag )  21:52, 14 March 2015 (UTC)


 * My rather limited knowledge of Dutch suggests something like "vite" (to rhyme with "white") and "hoff", but hopefully somebody will correct me. Alansplodge (talk) 21:58, 14 March 2015 (UTC)


 * If you're asking about Dutch pronunciation, Wythoff (also spelled Wijthoff) himself would probably have said [ʋɛitɦɔf]. The "hoff" part sounds just like one would expect in English, while the [ɛi]-dipthong does not really exist in English, but is somewhat similar to 'ay' as in 'may'. - Lindert (talk) 22:37, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Added that to the article: thank you! Double sharp (talk) 16:09, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, maybe my pronunciation was the Afrikaans one. KägeTorä - (影虎)  ( もしもし！ ) 08:04, 17 March 2015 (UTC)