How to pronounce "Xerces"?

[Chris]

Hi,
A simple question,

As you know Xerces -Apache Xerces XML Parser - is the famous
xml parser , but what's its pronuciation?

TIA.

[Tor Iver Wilhelmsen (TeamB)]

Post by Chris
As you know Xerces -Apache Xerces XML Parser - is the famous
xml parser , but what's its pronuciation?

Since the "X" most likely is supposed to be the Greek letter Kappa,
it's probably something like "Khersez".

[Gillmer J. Derge (TeamB)]

Post by Tor Iver Wilhelmsen (TeamB)
Since the "X" most likely is supposed to be the Greek letter Kappa,
it's probably something like "Khersez".

I don't know Greek, but why would it be kappa and not chi? In English
"Xerxes" is typically pronounced zerk'-seas. I imagine Xerces would be
zer'-seas, but I'm only guessing.

[pNichols]

Post by Gillmer J. Derge (TeamB)

Post by Tor Iver Wilhelmsen (TeamB)
Since the "X" most likely is supposed to be the Greek letter Kappa,
it's probably something like "Khersez".

I don't know Greek, but why would it be kappa and not chi? In English
"Xerxes" is typically pronounced zerk'-seas. I imagine Xerces would be
zer'-seas, but I'm only guessing.

I do know classical and Koine Greek, and you are right Gilmer K is kappa, X
is chi, pronounced "ch" as in 'loch' nest.

[Valentino Kyriakides]

Post by pNichols

Post by Gillmer J. Derge (TeamB)

Post by Tor Iver Wilhelmsen (TeamB)
Since the "X" most likely is supposed to be the Greek letter Kappa,
it's probably something like "Khersez".

I don't know Greek, but why would it be kappa and not chi? In English
"Xerxes" is typically pronounced zerk'-seas. I imagine Xerces would be
zer'-seas, but I'm only guessing.

I do know classical and Koine Greek, and you are right Gilmer K is kappa, X
is chi, pronounced "ch" as in 'loch' nest.

Well, related to Xerces (the king of Persia in former times) in greek
language, it's written like this:

- Xerces in greek = "ksi-epsilon-ro-ksi-ita-sigma" and it would be
pronounced (in german sounding here) = ks-e-r-ks-i-s

thereis in the greek word for Xerces no "kappa" and also no "chi" inside,
but "ksi" instead twice. Note also that the greek "X = chi" is in greece
not pronounced as the german or english hard "X" at all. - So all in all the
correct translated pronounciation would be in german "ks-e-r-ks-i-s",
written in english "Xerces".


-Valentino

[John McGrath [TeamB]]

I imagine Xerces would be zer'-seas, but I'm only guessing.

I think that is the commonly accepted pronunciation.