Okaym you pronunciation gurus out there...

Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell

... how does one pronounce PSYCHOPANNYCHY (i.e. the technical term for soul sleep)

it is Psycho-PANicky? Or PsychopanICKY?

 

I can't seem to find any help online... Thanks in advance!

Friedrich

still searching myself . . . .!!  [:O]

George Somsel

Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell said:

... how does one pronounce PSYCHOPANNYCHY (i.e. the technical term for soul sleep)

it is Psycho-PANicky? Or PsychopanICKY?

 

I can't seem to find any help online... Thanks in advance!

I have never heard the term.  Also, Collins English Dictionary (unabridged) doesn't list it.  I would guess that it would be Psy-cho-PAN-i-ky, but that's simply a guess.

Rosie Perera

Good question! I'd never heard of it. I checked the OED:   Pronunciation:  Brit. /sʌɪkəʊˈpanɨki/ , U.S. /saɪkoʊˈpænəki/

I think that means the accent is on the PAN syllable. I couldn't find a legend for understanding their pronunciation scheme, but the apostrophe seems to mark the accent and from other examples I think it preceeds the accented syllable.

Mike Aubrey

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/206395#Comment_206395

Rosie Perera said:

I think that means the accent is on the PAN syllable.

Yes.

Rosie Perera said:

I couldn't find a legend for understanding their pronunciation scheme

That's not surprising. They're using the international standard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA

Friedrich

Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell said:

it is Psycho-PANicky

  Or maybe "psycho puh NIH cky"

Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/206403#Comment_206403

Thanks folks! For now, I think I'll go with the psychoPANickey idea...

I love big words... [;)] They drive my friends NUTS.