Correct pronounciation

[Automental]

I think I'm just about to buy a 96 Starmist Green Chimaera 400(subject to test drive- haven't driven one yet!) and thought I ought to know how to pronounce the name!
For years I've been pronouncing it Kimeera ie the Ki bit sounding like the first bit of Kite, but now I see that everyone calls them "Chim" I'm beginning to wonder if I've got it wrong?
Thanks chaps

[lockhart flawse]

You're right Kye meera

L.F.

[Automental]

Thanks
And Chim is Chim as in "Chimp"?

[SimonV8ster]

lockhart flawse said:

You're right Kye meera

Thats how I pronounce it too and how I would like to continue to pronounce it, however, some people say it differently

[SimonV8ster]

Automental said:

Thanks
And Chim is Chim as in "Chimp"?

No. Chim is Chim as in 'Chimney'.

[Paul M]

I've always pronounced it ki - mare - ra
ki as in "kit"
mare as in the horse
ra as in "rat"


Just looked it up in Chambers dictionary and spelt "chimera" - Greek mythology: a fire breathing monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a serpent. From Greek "khimaira" (she goat) but some of you clever fellows probably knew that already Unfortunately it does not say how it should be pronounced!

[Germs]

I pronounce it "my lovely"

[Overhere]

And for good measure, Chim would be pronounced kim. When I took my chim to Autoglass recently and the guy pronounced it Shimeera I cringed and had to corrent him, he just glared at me, ok pronounce it how you want OUTSIDER ;-)

[ATG]

Paul M said:

Just looked it up in Chambers dictionary and spelt "chimera" ...

A bit odd. You can spell it that way (and US English always spells it like that), but "Chimaera" is the more common English spelling. Pronunciation is with a hard "c" ... it's the greek letter "chi".

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My insomnia is cured.

Edited by ATG on Friday 12th October 00:52

[spend]

Thats all greek (or should it be geek) to me, but thank god our car wasn't named after a sheep 'herder' from the Valleeeeys. I know I'm wasting my time its way past their bed times
Interestingly: Grippiud .. Griffudd .. Gruffudd .. Griffith

Dave

PS: (thats a clue in itself) I have had a "who makes those then?" from one of our esteemed fellow members

[Seasider]

Automental said:

Thanks
And Chim is Chim as in "Chimp"?

Exactly it's pronounced CHIMP

[Automental]

Doh! Confused.
Maybe I'll get a Griff!!

[OscarT]

Yeah - the correct pronounciation of Chimaera is 'Should have got a Griffith'

[JonRB]

Paul M said:

I've always pronounced it ki - mare - ra
ki as in "kit"
mare as in the horse
ra as in "rat"

Just looked it up in Chambers dictionary and spelt "chimera" - Greek mythology: a fire breathing monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a serpent. From Greek "khimaira" (she goat) but some of you clever fellows probably knew that already Unfortunately it does not say how it should be pronounced!

Regardless of the etymology and the pronounciation of the original Greek word, the TVR car of the same name is generally accepted to be pronounced "k'eye-MEER-uh" (k'eye as in eye), emphasis on the second syllable.

My brother-in-law seems to think it is kim-er-AH (said almost like 'camera'). He is wrong.

Edited by JonRB on Friday 12th October 19:08

[Al 450]

OscarT said:

Yeah - the correct pronounciation of Chimaera is 'Would have got a Griffith but wanted a car that didn't look funny instead'

[Paul M]

JonRB said:

Paul M said:

I've always pronounced it ki - mare - ra
ki as in "kit"
mare as in the horse
ra as in "rat"

Just looked it up in Chambers dictionary and spelt "chimera" - Greek mythology: a fire breathing monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a serpent. From Greek "khimaira" (she goat) but some of you clever fellows probably knew that already Unfortunately it does not say how it should be pronounced!

Regardless of the etymology and the pronounciation of the original Greek word, the TVR car of the same name is generally accepted to be pronounced "k'eye-MEER-uh" (k'eye as in eye), emphasis on the second syllable.

My brother-in-law seems to think it is kim-er-AH (said almost like 'camera'). He is wrong.

Edited by JonRB on Friday 12th October 19:08

I agree. Your brother -in-law seems to have the worst pro-nownce-e-ashun so far

[saddpj]

"Pronounciation" is spelt pronunciation so perhaps that is why I drive a Kymeerah!!!

Foggy

[oggs]

Seasider the chest wig medallion man said:

Automental said:

Thanks
And Chim is Chim as in "Chimp"?

Exactly it's pronounced CHIMP