[gothic-l] Re: Pronounciation

[matt6219]

--- In gothic-l at y..., "faltin2001" <dirk at s...> wrote:
> --- In gothic-l at y..., "matt6219" <matt62 at f...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I have a simple question - is it known for certain how the
> > letter "g" was pronounced in historical words ?
> > For example, the "g" in Goths and Getae is pronounced
differently.
> > My question is whether it is known that this was how the words
were
> > pronounced, or whether this pronounciation is followed by
> tradition ?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I cannot answer your question, but I would be interested to hear
your
> description in what way the pronounciation of 'G' was different in
> Goths and Getae.
>
> One point perhaps, on coins, so-called Antonianiae and Aurei of
> emperor Tacitus (not to be confused with the historian) the name
of
> the Goths is spelled 'VICTORIAE COTTHI'. I have two of these
> Antoniniae with full silver-wash, i.e. in the highest possible
> condition, yet the name of the Goths is definitely spelled with
> a 'C'. It could of course mean that this was a fashion of the
time,
> yet on coins of Claudius II, Quintillius and Aurelianus the name
of
> the Goths is spelled with a clear and unmistakeable 'G',
> i.e. 'VICTORIAE GOTHIC'. At any rate, is it possible that the
writing
> of the name Goths with 'C' and 'TT' reflected some sort of
> pronounciation at the time?
>
> Dirk

Dirk,
Thanks for replying.
I had the impression that Goth is pronounced with "g" as in "Greek",
and Getae with "g" as in "German". Is this wrong ?





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