My wife pronounces it three different ways, each of which she can support. I pronounce it one, but other than that it’s the way I’ve heard it I can’t support my pronunciation even after some searches. What’s yours and why?
Awesome reference.
Sentår. Phonetically with Norwegian letter.
Kentævr
Kentaur på min dialekt 🤓
Vestlending?
Stemme det!
sans-taure (because I’m francophone)
C’est la voie.
Scent-ore
Simply “englishified” from French where I’ve ever heard only one way, Centaur (100 tor).
Sen-tar. I used to say sen-tore as a kid (as in taurine) but I think it sounds better the other way. Also easier to say in my opinion.
sen-tar.
i could see sen-tor.
centower
Sen-towr
After reading this thread i don’t know anymore.
Cen tar
Or cen tor
I don’t pay close enough attention to myself to be sure which i normally say
Both relatable and understandable. Thank you for the answer!
Kai-tawr, obvs
sen-tar
“sen-” like “cent” (like 25 cents), and “-tar” like “a tar pit”
I pronounce it “Phil”. And he would appreciate it if you would stop staring at his missing eye.
Ken (as the name) - ta (with a hard T and A as in catapult) - ur (with an u like in Vonnegut’s name)
tho I’m from europe speaking a weird ass language
Danish?
that’s weird, too, but no
I pronounce it like sen + tar, and accent it like boxcar. Can’t think of a reason, that’s just how it looks to me.
Hard C and noticeable U: Ken-tower.
Is tower 1 or 2 syllables for you?
Two. The last part of centaur is tau-or.
Similarly, “dinosaur” is pronounced dino-sour, and not as dino-saw.
Similarly, “dinosaur” is pronounced dino-sour, and not as dino-saw.
In ancient Greek, as best we can tell. The “i” is more like “ee” as well. In English, it’s “die-no-sore” unless you’re non-rhotic, and if you are, then piss off, you posh ponce.
This is an entirely new one for me. Thanks!
