How do you pronounce “peccatoribus”?

[ThoughtfulMind]

Hi , when praying Ave Maria I always pronounce the word “peccatoribus” as ”petchatoribus” which I found here as a correct pronunciation of the double c in latin. However everywhere I look it´s pronounced with “k”. Is it Americans butchering latin or is this word some kind of exception where “cc” is pronounced as a “k”? Thanks.

 

[Fauken]

Peh-ka-tor-re-buus (that’s how it sounds in my head anyway). Two c’s becoming a k sound is correct pronunciation.

 

[PBWY]

Even though it has a double “c,” since it precedes an “a” it is pronounced like a “k” instead of “tch.”

 

[BartholomewB]

Double cc before an e or an i is pronounced “ch”, for instance, Ecce homo, pronounced “etchay”.

Double cc before an a, an o, or a u is pronounced “k”.

 

[BartholomewB]

Sorry @Fauken, that was intended as a reply to @ThoughtfulMind, not to you!

 

[ThoughtfulMind]

Now I am sad! allright I’ll try to pronounce it the “k” way BTW do you have better pronunciation table which I could use instead of the one I’ve linked? Thanks

 

[PBWY]

This is really helpful to me

https://archive.ccwatershed.org/media/pdfs/12/07/05/19-20-13_0.pdf

 

[BartholomewB]

I’ve just been looking at the booklet @PBWY linked to. It’s the most complete explanation I’ve ever seen.

 

[ThoughtfulMind]

Umm thanks, but that loooong to just try to quickly find the right pronunciation but thank you anyway it will be helpful

 

[Titivillus]

How do I pronounce “peccatoribus”? Just like it’s spelled.

Seriously: Concur with @Fauken, @PBWY, and @BartholomewB above. The PDF resource does look amazing. Another pronunciation resource I like a lot is PHONETICA LATINÆ
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I always pronounce the word “peccatoribus” as ”petchatoribus” which I found here

I see nothing at the linked page to indicate the soft pronunciation of CC?

 

[PBWY]

Hahahah it is a lot, especially if you need a quick reference for just one word. But for generally studying Ecclesiastical Latin, it’s great. If it helps, pronunciations for the Ave Maria and specifically “peccatoribus” are on pages 43 & 44.