Dienden Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) So I know the general agreement in the game is that the bow Cernos is pronounced (sernos). The Wiki claims the name derived from the Gaulish word for "horn," but from what I can find, both Gaulish and Celtic (Cernunnos, the horned god) pronunciations would say it (kernos). Even Latin seems like it would have used a hard C (cuernos in Spanish). I have found medical terms, testosterone medicine and a lighting company that use the name Cernos (sernos) which would be a modern English pronunciation? From another angle, it could come from an Italian verb cernere, which I think would be (chernos/jernos) but (kernos) in the original Latin. Obviously the community will probably still say sernos, but does anyone know what DE calls it? What do people think? Ideas? thoughts? Edited September 26, 2019 by Dienden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Ragology Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) Yeah I think we gotta factor in accents and stuff. I say "very good" but some of my latino friends say "bery good." while also rolling the R. And other stuff like how a persons name can be Desire, unless they pronnounce it "Dezzy ray." I don't think I've ever heard DE call it a Kernos during a devstream or anything yet. Edited September 26, 2019 by (PS4)Ragology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhrekr Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, Dienden said: Obviously the community will probably still say sernos, but does anyone know what DE calls it? On Devstreams, "sernos". The info on the wiki is compiled by the community. It is interesting but means nothing more. That said, call it whatever you want. Death to prescriptivism. 12 minutes ago, (PS4)Ragology said: Desire I suspect the correct spelling is Desirée 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)Skippy575 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 "Sernos" sounds right to me, but I was also brought up in a world that says Goss. So don't take my word for it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSpax Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) as a german, I just say "Tz-er-nos" . Because "Sir-nos" and "Sher-nos" just sounds wierd to me. I think it's greek, kinda? edit: Took me a while to recreate in google translate, just push the speaker button - as "tz" becomes "Ch". Edited September 27, 2019 by NoSpax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldain Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Sea-air-nose. ...I'm only 10% serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayArchon Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I always pronounce it "Kernos", because it's closer to the original pronunciation, as you've said. However, I believe "Sernos" is probably more prevalent among the community. There is no canon in-game pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenotx Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 sir-nos or sare-nos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Viveeeh Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I've always pronounced it "Kernos", but there still are some English words that surprise me when it comes to saying them out loud. But apparently native English speakers are kind of in the same boat sometimes... (I don't watch streams often, but when I do, the girls seem to be confused about how to say "ducats".) So I guess it's kinda up to you. I don't think I'll stop saying "Kernos", although the German variation sounds cool ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananacat89 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I pronounce it "Sir-Nose" 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FerockQuartz Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Cernos-ly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMonkey Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Dienden said: Obviously the community will probably still say sernos, but does anyone know what DE calls it? DE can't even pronounce Gauss correctly, so I'm not sure it matters what they call it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Krism- Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) I usually play it with google translate when I don't know, like Gauss & Cernos (pronounced "Sir"-nos) Edited September 26, 2019 by Xenox_Ilz-ot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl1te Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Meanwhile it is "Ker-noonn" in russian XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Despair0o Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I always go with "Ser-nos", or "Ser-noss". The first "E" in "Cernos" sounds a tiny little bit like "Ö" in german, so it kinda sounds like "Sörnos". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)robotwars7 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I say it with a soft C, like "Sir Nose". it sounds a bit more elegant than "Kernos" maybe we're all wrong and it's actually pronounced "Cher-nos", who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talinthis Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 i just call it whatever, i aint no english professor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkgoblin Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 just use the second name if you are unsure of the pronounce Mastery fodder (Its a joke, no flame pls) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiltskillet Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Sharkgoblin said: just use the second name if you are unsure of the pronounce Mastery fodder (Its a joke, no flame pls) The Prime isn't bad. " Shaht-gən bō " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althaline Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, Tiltskillet said: The Prime isn't bad. " Shaht-gən bō " Ivara wants to KNOW YOUR LOCATION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saradonin Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 From my slav squatted pespective it's "Tz-er-nos". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzureTerra Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Ra - Ka - Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenotx Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Tiltskillet said: The Prime isn't bad. " Shaht-gən bō " Cernos Prime is my favorite bow, and has recently become one of my favorite weapons. It's just so much more practical than any other bow I've tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarow Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I call it Chernos, i think cherno means black in russian so I kidna read it like that and I dont care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomFruit Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 It's pronounced "Throatwarbler Mangrove". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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