How do you pronounce certain aquarium terms?

[revhtree Verified Admin]

One of my FB buddies, Ben Johnson from Captive Aquatic Ecosystems, posted on his wall about pronouncing certain aquarium/reef terms. I figured it would be fun and educational for us to compare terms! Basically just type them out how you think they should be said. LOL!

This one was from Ben:


Chaetomorpha algae is pronounced (KI TOE MORE FUH) not cheato.

 

[ritter6788]

Everyone around here says CHEETO, like the chips. They always look at me like an idiot when I say KEY TOE.

How about Nudibranch? I always hear people say NOO DEE BRANCH but it think it's pronounced NOO DE BRANK.

NOO DEE BRANCH is a much funnier word to me though.

 

[KLR]

I hear these A LOT, so much that I sometimes question myself over which is "correct". Which ones do you think are the correct pronunciations?

Acan
Pronunciations
Ay-can
Ack-han

Favia
Pronunciations
Fah-vaya
Fah-via

Paly
Pronunciations
Pal-ee
Pay-lee

Zoa
Pronunciations
Zoo
Zoah

 

[swannyson7]

Here's one that always puzzled me... Spongodes. I've heard SPUN-GODEZ, SPUN-GOY-DEEZ, and SPUN-JODEZ. Anyone know the correct pronunciation? I believe it's the second, but not sure.

 

[ritter6788]

I always say montipora MON TEE PORE UH but I saw an Eric Borneman fragging video and he says MON TIP RAH and Acropora A CROP RAH.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

This Thread is awesome!! I always though it was Cheato. lol!!!

 

[Chameleon]

Is is caulerpa - CALL-ERR-PUH or CALL-OOP-ER-UH or neither...lol

 

[Mike171]

Good thread I always just kinda mumble through the words when talking to more knowledgeable people haha
But I think we are raising more questions than answers lol

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Good thread I always just kinda mumble through the words when talking to more knowledgeable people haha
But I think we are raising more questions than answers lol

HAHA Guilty!

 

[WesF]

I always say montipora MON TEE PORE UH but I saw an Eric Borneman fragging video and he says MON TIP RAH and Acropora A CROP RAH.

Same here. I always said Monty Porah and Acro Porah, but I think the correct way is Mon TIP orah and Ah Crop orah

 

[Chameleon]

Maybe if you are British

Same here. I always said Monty Porah and Acro Porah, but I think the correct way is Mon TIP orah and Ah Crop orah

 

[WesF]

Or Latin

Another one,

Pretty sure Tunze is pronounced "Tun zee" not "Tons"

 

[Reefing8EZ]

What about scolymia?
Sco-lee-mee-uh? Sco-ly-my-uh?
And acans?
A-can? A-kin?

 

[Chameleon]

oops I always say toons...lol

 

[WesF]

oops I always say toons...lol

Now that you mention it. It's probably toon - zee

 

[Troylee]

I hear these A LOT, so much that I sometimes question myself over which is "correct". Which ones do you think are the correct pronunciations?

Acan
Pronunciations
Ay-can
Ack-han

Favia
Pronunciations
Fah-vaya
Fah-via

Paly
Pronunciations
Pal-ee
Pay-lee

Zoa
Pronunciations
Zoo
Zoah

I like pay lee that's sounds like a good one.... Show me the money..:tongue:

 

[Troylee]

I have heard anemone said like this haha..
An-a-moan-ee

 

[Pkunk35]

Pocillopora

Pox-il-o-pore-uh
Po-cil-o-pora
or pocil-apora?

 

[KoleTang]

Most of the names being talked about here are scientific names. Scientific names are mostly latin with a little greek and the occasional improve word (Like "EINSTEINium"). So for the most part they use the rules of Latin with a bit of greek every now and then.

Latin Pronunciations:

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[TD="width: 50%"]d (as in English)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]f (as in English)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]i (long) as in machine[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]g as in go[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]o (short) as in not[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]h as in hence[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]o (long) as in note[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]i (consonant i [= j]) as y in yes[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]u (short) as in full[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]k (as in English)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]u (long) as in brute[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]l (as in English)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]y as "ew" in few but without any trace of y sound[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]m as in man[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"] n (as in English)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]ae as y in try[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]ph as English p (or p-h)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]au as ou in house[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]q as in quite[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]ei as in rein[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]r always rolled[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]eu as "ay-oo" (stress the "ay")[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]s as in sister[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]oe as oi in foil[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]t as in tanned[/TD]
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[TD="width: 50%"]ui as "we"[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"]th as English t[/TD]
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More: How to Pronounce Latin

More basic: How to Pronounce Latin: 8 steps - wikiHow

 

[Chameleon]

I'm still not calling them mon-tip-rahs...everyone would look at me like I was speaking gibberish. plus I would have to start typing montip instead of monti in the forums.

Does that mean it is mil-lep-rah (millepora)...because I have not once heard it called that but it would follow the same pronunciation pattern and stressed syllables as mon-tip-rah