Friday, October 31, 2008

ספורנו

I was just looking at some old stuff of mine written in English and found a quote from ספורנו. I must have heard five different pronunciations of that name over the years: Siforno, Siporno, Sipurno, Sforno, etc. So I figured here would be as good a place as any to ask - Does any have any idea what the actual exact pronunciation should be?


Please see this post from Mississippi Fred for a more extensive investigation.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 16, 2008 at 4:21 AM

    אם אינני טועה ראיתי
    sphorno
    אבל זו עיר באיטליה וצריך לברר איך המקום נקרא

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  2. ShtiklerDecember 16, 2008 at 12:58 PM

    Hmmm, according to the omnipotent Wikipedia it is simply a family name and I wasn't able to find any city in Italy by that name.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 30, 2008 at 9:54 AM

    I think forno means "oven" in Italian and, yes, there is a town of Forno, here - http://www.maplandia.com/italy/toscana/massa-carrara/forno/

    Se Forno means - Forno itself, or
    "is Forno"?

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