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Flemish names in "Une Fantaisie du Dr. Ox"

From: Zvi Har'El <rl~at~math.technion.ac.il>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 10:36:23 +0300
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Dear Friends,

Perhaps you can help me with the following question: How do you pronounce the
Flemish names in "Une fantaisie du Docteur Ox"? In particular, I wonder about
the final E in family names like "Van Trikasse" (the mayor's family): Is it
mute, or is it accented, i.e., should it be pronounced "tri-KAS" or
"tri-ka-SAY"?

The question is important for a Hebrew translation, where names must be
transliterated correctly, since Latin letters cannot be used, and the
transliteration is based on pronunciation.

Best,

Zvi.

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