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How Do You Pronounce "Deo volente?"

This has been popping up a great deal lately. I invite those who have questions like this to first put the term in the "blog search engine" in the upper left corner. They would have come across this entry from July . Once again, several pronunciations are possible depending upon "classical" or "liturgical" Latin differences. I pronounce the name, Day'-OH VO-Len'-Tay (although the liturgical Latin could render the second name, VO-Len'-Tee).

Visitors ask...How do you pronounce "Deo volente?"

Sigh... You never know what you'll find in the "search string queue." One questioner looked for the 'how to pronounce site!' Assuming this is for real, Deo is pronounced "Dā'-ō" with the accent on the first syllable. Volente is pronounced "Vō-Len-Tee" or "Vō-Len'-Tā" (my preference) with the accent on the second syllable. The phrase/name means "Lord willing" or "God willing."