How do you pronounce Verein?

noun, plural Ver·ein·e [fer-ahy-nuh], English Ver·eins. German. a union, association, or society.

What does Verein mean?

: a usually social or political organization or association.

What is a Verein in Germany?

A German “Verein” is a club or society – literally it comes from the German meaning “people coming together”. It can be a sport club (in fact according to the statistics that is what it is most likely to be) but it is also the most common legal form for a charitable organisation.

Why are there two ways to pronounce Celt?

Another influence on pronouncing Celt and Celtic with a soft ‘c’ is English’s phonetic rule for ‘c’ when followed by ‘e’ (or ‘i,’ as in circus or Cicero ), which says that, in such cases, the ‘c’ is usually pronounced as \\s\\. Think cell, cereal, ceiling, and dance.

Which is the correct pronunciation Celtic or Keltic?

It’s both an American basketball team and a Scottish football team. Furthermore, aside from those two team names with the soft ‘c’ pronunciation, everyone in Ireland and (to the best of my knowledge) Scotland pronounces Celtic with a hard ‘C’ (Keltic) in every other situation. Ever.

Why are there two ways to say Celtics?

While the early pronunciation was with an /s/ sound, reflecting its nearest origin in French, the modern standard is a hard “c” sound like /k/. This is because language historians desired the word to better reflect its Greek and Classical Latin origins. The soft “c” sound is usually reserved for sports teams now, like the Boston Celtics.

How did the Celtic language get its name?

English borrowed Celtic in the 17th century from French celtique, soft- c, and from Latin Celtae, also soft- c in Britain at the time (unlike Classical Latin, which used a hard c ). Centuries later the pronunciation changed, because language, but it didn’t switch from “Seltic” to “Keltic”—it just added the variant, which then spread.