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How to pronounce "Lebesgue"?
Like the title says how do I pronounce Lebesgue?
Like the title says how do I pronounce Lebesgue?
m00npirate said:Any chance i can hijack and get a Noether? =]
quasar987 said:How about Pontryagin (also spelled Pontrjagin)?
Maybe in France, things are different. Here in Maine we have a huge population of French-Canadian transplants, and the "le" is not accented. Lebesque is pronounced le BECK and Levesque is pronounced le VECK. The "e" in "le" is very short and is practically rolled over.fluidistic said:Lebesgue is a French name. According to wikipedia it is prononced [ləˈbɛg]. So it is not "le-BECK" as stated here, but rather "Le beg". Here the first "e" doesn't have a good equivalent in the English language while the second "e" is almost pronounced as when you read "beg".
For a French speaker, it is pronounced as if there were no "s".
Thanks, thought it was a typo in the OP. There are a LOT of French names here that end in "esque"dvs said:turbo-1, that's a 'g' in Lebesgue, not a 'q'!
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I've always wondered about the pronunciation of Urysohn. My Ukranian friend pronounces it "Uri-shown", whereas just about everyone else pronounces it "Uri-son". Any ruskis around to comment?
turbo-1 said:Maybe in France, things are different. Here in Maine we have a huge population of French-Canadian transplants, and the "le" is not accented. Lebesque is pronounced le BECK and Levesque is pronounced le VECK. The "e" in "le" is very short and is practically rolled over.
You should hear what people do to my mother's maiden name (Dionne) and her uncle's family name (Paradis). It's painful.
ledamage said:For sure! :) It's German. The "th" is pronounced like a pure "t" but I think the "oe" is difficult to pronounce for English speakers. What comes closest could perhaps be the sound of the "o" in "word" or the "i" in "Sir" but that's still not completely what it sounds like.
I went to school with a girl whose last name was "Pelky". Her father couldn't speak or write English when he came to Maine, and the idiot who was setting up payroll, SS records, etc didn't bother to consult a French-speaking person to ask how to spell "Pelletier".fluidistic said:Hey turbo, basically I was saying that it is pronounced with a final "EG" and not "ECK". It seems you made a typo as dvs showed.
I'm from Québec (but lived also a big part of my life in France) so I can imagine the French influence in Maine. By the way I've an Irish name so you can imagine how French and Argentine people pronounce my name.
The correct pronunciation of "Lebesgue" is lay-beg.
Yes, the "s" in "Lebesgue" is silent.
"Lebesgue" is a French surname, derived from the Old French word "lebes", meaning cauldron or pot.
Some may pronounce it as lay-beg or leb-esk, but the most common and correct pronunciation is lay-beg.
No, there is no specific accent or emphasis when pronouncing "Lebesgue". The emphasis is placed equally on both syllables.