French peepoo what is the purpose of "-eaux" in your lang?
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to make foreigners seethe about a language they don't speak anyway
As with many French phonemes, it used to be pronounced but our orthography hasn't been significantly updated since the French Revolution.
Still, confusing as it may seem, at least it's always pronounced o. English is much more inconsistent in that regard.
>it used to be pronounced
*all letters used to be pronounced
>English is much more inconsistent in that regard.
i never understood how anglos made fun of our rules when their language is a free for all, there are no rules
yes it's complicated but at least it's always pronounced the same
What did it sound like?
voca.ro
Here's the evolution of the word
Latin aqua > Old Gallo-Romance egua > 11th century French egue followed by ewe > 13th century French eaue > 16th century French eau > Modern French eau
Ok but what about x?
Charm.
Very cool, thanks! And what about eaux, was that X pronounced?
plural or proper name
It was either pronounced as a soft s or a hard x
The -x ending originated as a scribal abbreviation of -us but then because people were idiots they began writing -ux where they should have written -us.
The "eau" sequence really was pronounced as three different vowel sounds at one point in time.
Huh so the Middle French of Bordeaux, Bordeaulx would be pronounced Bordeaulus, with all vowels pronunced ?
Woah woah woah big brain moment, is this why the Spanish name of Bordeaux is Burdeos?
Someone answer pls
Theaux
How to speak French speedrun version
>dont pronounce the last two or three letters of the word
>pronounce 'r' in that retarded gurgle way
How to speak Finnish speedrun version
>listen to the sound of someone sucking and deepthroating a cock
>with your mouth and tongue, imitate the sound as closely as possible with a japanese twang
So that this is not just called .