Question: What is the correct pronunciation of "FUGIO"?

TheLiberator · September 20, 2004 10:29AM

Is it FOO-GEE-O as is "GEE whiz Mr Wilson!"?

OR

Is it FOO-GI-O as in "GUItar?"

Does anyone know the answer to this one?

Thanks in advance,
Wes

airplanenut · September 20, 2004 10:29AM

I've only heard Foo-Gee-Oh

prooflike · September 20, 2004 11:37AM

How about fug-EE-o (fug as like in rhymes with tug)

DesertRat · September 20, 2004 11:39AM

Few-gee-oh

Russ · September 20, 2004 11:40AM

Fugio is pronounced "very cool."

Russ, NCNE

MrEureka · September 20, 2004 11:40AM

How about fug-EE-o (fug as like in rhymes with tug)

Beats fug-ee-U!

TheLiberator · September 20, 2004 11:42AM

<< Fugio is pronounced "very cool."

Russ, NCNE >>

I agree! Do you have one yet Russ? I know it is hard to break you away from all that accented hair!

Russ · September 20, 2004 11:50AM

<< I agree! Do you have one yet Russ? >>

No. Almost nailed a decent example on eBay a while back, but I bid light because I wasn't sure if it was the real deal. Found out later that not only was it real, it was a tougher variety. It was a Fine or so, and sold for $71.

Russ, NCNE

TheLiberator · September 20, 2004 11:57AM

<< 

<< I agree! Do you have one yet Russ? >>

No. Almost nailed a decent example on eBay a while back, but I bid light because I wasn't sure if it was the real deal. Found out later that not only was it real, it was a tougher variety. It was a Fine or so, and sold for $71.

Russ, NCNE >>

WOAH!!!! Someone got a DEAL!!!!!! Now I feel stupid for what I paid for my slabbed vf-30.....! Oh well...mine is a rare newman 15-y and I didn't even know it at the time!

robertpr · September 20, 2004 12:02PM

I believe it would be "f you gee oh"

Pronunciation of Latin

mgoodm3 · September 20, 2004 12:07PM

fudgie-o, Mmmm. chocolate.

ddink · September 20, 2004 12:14PM

Fugio is Latin for "I fly." All sounds in (classical) Latin are hard, so it would be Foo gee oh (with the "g" pronounced as a hard "g", as in "Gertrude" or "guitar.").

Sunnywood · September 20, 2004 12:16PM

Depends whether you're trying to speak Latin or English. Further, the pronunciation of Latin is taught differently in England than in the U.S. In fact, the English historically bast*rdized the pronunciation of every language they came across. They typically imposed grotesque Anglicizations on French, Latin, etc.

The classical (non-British) pronunciation would be /foo-gee-oh/ with a hard "g" and the accent on the first syllable.

Think of the Latin expression "tempus fugit" (translation: "time flies;" or more accurately, "time flees"). The second word is pronounced /foo-git/ with a hard "g". It's the same verb. "Fugio" is the first person singular (present tense, active voice), as though time itself were saying, "I fly."

Pronunciations with a soft "g" (i.e. like a "j"), or with a long "u' (as in "f-you-jee-oh") would (in my never terribly humble opinion) be in the bast*rdized/Anglicized category.

Best,
Sunnywood

P.S. I got censored on the word bast*rdized !!! Had to put the asterisk ...

ddink · September 20, 2004 12:26PM

Church Latin did, as you say, screw up the pronunciation. During the middle ages, many pronunciations turned soft--hence the line in the famous song "In excelsis Deo" which SHOULD be pronounced "ex KELL sees" but is usually pronounced "e SHELL sis." I'm totally in agreement with ya Sunnywood--IMO Classical pronunciation is the only proper pronuciation.

sliderider · September 20, 2004 12:35PM

I always pronounced it Fuji-oh, but I did hear someone say Fyoog-eeo (hard 'G') once and it made me have to stifle a laugh so hard it hurt.

TheLiberator · September 20, 2004 12:37PM

Ah, good then! I have been pronouncing it correctly while everyone else hasen't!

yay!

lordmarcovan · September 20, 2004 12:38PM

<< Fugio is Latin for "I fly." All sounds in (classical) Latin are hard, so it would be Foo gee oh (with the "g" pronounced as a hard "g", as in "Gertrude" or "guitar."). >>

I had a suspicion that was the correct Latin pronunciation, but I'm stickin' with "fyoo-gee-oh", anyway.

Say... that reminds me of the name of the publisher of the Darksider's bible- the Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins, among tons of other numismatic titles.

How would you pronounce their name? I always figured "Krause" rhymes with "house", and so do most other people I have spoken to, but guess what? I called them for some reason once, and the person who answered pronounced it to rhyme with "mousy". That sounded so ridiculous to me after years of pronouncing it my way, so I am sticking to my deliberately-incorrect pronunciation.

Smitty79 · September 20, 2004 6:04PM

It's pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd.

<< (as in "f-you-jee-oh") >>

Right back at ya, pal.

millennium · September 20, 2004 7:20PM

<< It's pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd >>

Ahhhhhhh..Sweet Home..Alabama.

291fifth · September 20, 2004 9:25PM

Fugio is properly pronounced as UN der Ra ted.

nwcs · September 20, 2004 10:05PM

I have learned a little bit about Latin and seen that it would likely be pronounced foo-gee-oh (hard g). Although I have spent more time with ancient greek than with latin. Friends of mine who are linguists have told me about the great vowel shifts and such of the languages. Fascinating, really. But it's also part of the normal evolution of languages. What I find amusing is how the Greek upsilon is replaced with a y in English words. For example: gymnasium comes from the greek gymnasio which would be prounounced goom-nas'-io. Similar things exist. And then you have all these frat houses that mispronounce the basic greek letters. The "i" pronounced as "eye" doesn't exist. It's an "eee" sound. So when you pronounce fi, pi, and xi (for example) you get a different pronunciation in correct ancient greek). Even modern greek changes it up now. The old theta is now pronounced as a f in modern greek.

JadeRareCoin · September 21, 2004 12:59AM

In mother-Italian (Tuscano), it would be pronounced foo-jee-oh. When an "i" follows a "g", it is pronounced "jee". How's that relevant? I don't know, other than Italian is Latin-based and perhaps there is a similar rule in Latin. For me, they will always be FooGeeOh Cents.

BTW, I am still drooling over Liberator's Fugio! Nice coin!

dorkkarl · September 21, 2004 1:05AM

i pronounce it foo-jee-oh, but there are a couple of fellow c-4 members who pronounce it foo-gi-oh where "gi" is like in "figaro"

K S

eyoung429 · September 21, 2004 1:56AM

or if you have a little pocket change:

MS66 Fugio Error!!!!

ziggy29 · September 21, 2004 2:05AM

<< No. Almost nailed a decent example on eBay a while back, but I bid light because I wasn't sure if it was the real deal. Found out later that not only was it real, it was a tougher variety. It was a Fine or so, and sold for $71. >>

Wow. Somebody sucks.

TheLiberator · September 21, 2004 7:48AM

<< In mother-Italian (Tuscano), it would be pronounced foo-jee-oh. When an "i" follows a "g", it is pronounced "jee". How's that relevant? I don't know, other than Italian is Latin-based and perhaps there is a similar rule in Latin. For me, they will always be FooGeeOh Cents.

BTW, I am still drooling over Liberator's Fugio! Nice coin! >>

Thanks Jade! BTW, pistareen (J.K.) helped me to realize it is a much scarcer variety than I thought! It is a newman 15-y, an -r-4 coin that usually carries a nice premium!! yay for me!

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