vosne romanee pronounciation

Jun 28, 2005 3 Replies

is the "s" silent in this? ive heard it pronounced as "von"



Yes

Pronounce like "vohn"

The combination OS is an archaic form, the S usually having disappeared and being replaced by the circumflex accent on the O (it would have become "vône" if spelling rules were consistent). Think of "hôtel", it would have anciently been "hostel", like the english word (well, english but borrowed from the french...).

Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France email link

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Yes.

Rather "vone".

M.

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