Talk:Michaelhouse, Cambridge

Latest comment: 9 years ago by AnonMoos in topic Pronunciation

phrase "scutum sancti Trinitatis" edit

Trinitas is a feminine noun in Latin grammar... AnonMoos 01:39, 31 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Pronunciation edit

Does anyone know whether it was pronounced "Michael House", or "Micklehouse" as in Michaelmas? The Wednesday Island (talk) 15:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Just guessing here, but 'Mickle' or 'Meekle' would have been more standard prior to the Great Vowel Shift, so presumably the pronunciation at founding. No idea whether it would have changed with the shift, or whether (like Michaelmas) it would have remained more archaic. Wee Jimmy (talk) 23:56, 3 April 2014 (UTC)Reply
Article Trisyllabic laxing... -- AnonMoos (talk) 18:49, 2 July 2014 (UTC)Reply