Found inside – Page 186A clear example of these different habits can be found in the case of contemporary English pronunciation of the adjective quixotic [ kwiksatik ) and the pronunciation of the source name Quixote ( kihoti ) . We see that at a previous stage of ... Found inside – Page 18Don Quixote or Don Quijote ? ... tradition ( underlined by the English adjective Quixotic ) according to which the English version of the protagonist's name is written with an x and is pronounced like ... Sad to say , the true pronunciation is lost . Found inside – Page 1093... FR ki viv Quixote BR 'kwiksoot, ki'hooti AM ki'hoo,tel, ki'(h)oodi quixotic BR kwik'sptik AM kwik'sadik quixotically BR kwik'sptikli AM kwik'sadok(o)li ... Found inside – Page lix... derives directly from the fictional Spanish hero Don Quixote, who displays that trait. (The adjective takes on English pronunciation while the Don ... Found inside – Page 57... to alter by going back to the original pronunciation , and quixotic to amend by reducing them at once to the state of English words . ” The same author says : “ With regard to Latinized names in modern science , many of which have a form half ... Found inside... to the future of pronunciation in an era of international use of English. ... no hurry to abandon the (perhaps quixotic) quest for native speaker norms. Found inside – Page 137The following interesting paragraph regarding the pronunciation of Quixote's name is worth quoting : ” “ My own opinion is that ... It has become naturalised as an English word , the parent of the English words , Quixotic and Quixotism . Found inside – Page 235Byron uses both Quixotic and Quixote: the former is rhymed with 'exotic' and 'despotic' ... and perhaps modify the pronunciation as something like [lópi], ... Found insidej is called jé and pronounced like in "y" in "yard" in English. (For example ahoj meaning casual "hi" or jedna ... (For example quijotsky meaning "quixotic. Found inside – Page 11Quixotic , adj . da Don Chisciotte , Quincunx , ( quin - cheuncs ) , s . fila stravagante , fantastico . d'alberi , a foggia di V. Quiz , s . mistificazione , enigma ; Quinquagesima , s . quinquagesima , molieggiatore , burlone . pentecoste . Found inside – Page 465Quixotic , kwiks - ot'ik , a . Like Don Quixote ; Quintal , kwin'tal , n . Å hundred weight , either 112 or : L 100 pounds , according to the scale used ; a metric -iz m , n . Absurdly chivalrous notions . measure of weight = 100,000 grams ( 100 ... Found inside – Page 40Don Quixote " " Don Kee - ho - ti . ” Is is right ? The pronunciation given is an approximation of the Spanish pronunciation . Our advice in such cases is to choose the Angli TO THE EDITOR : cized pronunciation , which would make it Have you ... Found inside – Page 363... antecedent is still more "unorthodox", for it qualifies its consequent with regard to the correctness of the pronunciation of 'quixotic'/kichotyczny. Found inside – Page 103quently cropping up in his talk . His restore an alien pronunciation to the natural inclination and early practice other . But the case would be quite was to speak of Don Quixote as though strong enough without that . There is he had an English ... Found inside – Page 81God is not a cosmic bellhop . six Spelling and faulty pronunciation of [ k ] and x The eleventh letter of the alphabet , k , is ... exempt [ igÊ»zempt ] exhaust [ igÊ»zɔst ] An exception to this rule is the word quixotic , which is pronounced [ kwiksatik ) . Found insideQuixotic (unrealistic) Pronunciation: kwik-sot-ik Meaning: not sensible about practical matters Synonyms: visionary, impractical, capricious, ... 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