How is numismatics pronounced?

Cheddy

There is a raging debate in my family. There are too sides:
One side witch thinks it is pronounced num-is-ma-tics,
the other side says num-is-maticks.
Which is correct?

JSsson

The first way is correct, with a long "a".

BECOKA

<< <i>The first way is correct, with a long "a". >>



DITTO..

Shoot, now I can't decide, if you put the long a in the first one it sounds like the second one.

Musky1011

new miss maaaaa ticks

JSsson

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<< <i>The first way is correct, with a long "a". >>



DITTO..

Shoot, now I can't decide, if you put the long a in the first one it sounds like the second one. >>



I reckon that the second way is with a short "a" like "nu-miss-mutiks" which is the wrong way.

Cam40

new mis maddox

how about numismatist.

new miz muh tist

Tyler1924S

You can hear them pronounced here;

Merriam Webster Numismatics Audio

mach19

I found the easy way is coin collector Happy holiday's

GoldenEyeNumismatics

noooo-miss-mahhht-ixs

tightbudget

new-miss-mat-ticks

Something like that.

DieClash

nü-ˈmiz-mə-tist

nu·mis·mat·ics
Pronunciation: -tiks
Linky

You can even hear the pronunciation if you click the speaker icon next to the word!

renman95

Today I was asked some security questions and one was "what is your favorite hobby?" I said new-miss-matix. Big pause on the phone. I asked "you don't know what that is?" I told her. She replied that she thought it had something to do with medicine.

Educating none collectors one phone call at a time.

Dr. Ren

ajia

new miss maaaaa ticks

I have more of a problem with numismatist.

Start with new miss maaaaa... & you've sc3wed it up.

Longacre

<< <i>There is a raging debate in my family. There are too sides:
One side witch thinks it is pronounced num-is-ma-tics,
the other side says num-is-maticks.
Which is correct? >>



You haven't seen raging debates until you enjoy a holiday with Longacre's in-laws. I am a lawyer, I married a lawyer, my father in law is a lawyer, my sister in law is a lawyer and she married another lawyer, and my other sister in law is a lawyer, who, surprisingly, married a lawyer. Then throw my other sister in law from Seattle who works at Planned Parenthood and is so liberal that she makes Longacre look like a George Bush-lovin', ultra right wing conservative, and the sparks truly fly around the dinner table.

mheffner2

And the etymology of the word is Greek. Darksiders win again.

I had to listen to it say loupe. Never having heard someone pronounce it, and me having only purchased several on the net, once thought it was pronounced something like La-ow-p, as in Van Gogh louped off his ear.

Friday night, bottle of pinot.

BAJJERFAN

like care ih bee un vs cuh rib ee un or yose mite vs yo sem it tee

i like the new miss mattic way muhself

fc

i pronounce it very expensive and addictive.

Boom

Noo - mizz - ma - ticks. The ma sounds like a baby goat or a little sheep.

Conversely, we are Noo - mizz - muh - tists.

JMHO.

ahooka454

i like this post, no drama,



i like them all, i get looks like i am someone when i use the word numismatist. at 25 thats nice.

to each his own. i think theres one right way, but everyone says it how they feel comfortable with. nothing worse than trying to speak of something and not know what your saying.

Tyler1924S

<< <i>i like this post, no drama, >>



It has potential. I wouldn't write it off just yet.

CaptHenway

Back when I worked for the ANA, they hired a nice your lady to work at the reception desk and the poor thing just simply could not learn how to say the word. They had to transfer her to the membership department.
TD

TCoins

Hooked on phonics....werked 4 mee.

NHSBaseball

In Louisiana we pronounce it "one a dem coin nuts, cher"!