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irenic

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:20 pm
by M. Henri Day
This little-used word ought to be more widely known, just as it should more often characterise the policies, both public and private, which we adopt. The AHD defines it thusly :
i·ren·ic [...] also i·ren·i·cal [...]

adj.

Promoting peace; conciliatory.

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[Greek eirênikos, from eirênê, peace.]
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i·reni·cal·ly adv.
«Blessed are the Peacemakers.»

Henri

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:26 pm
by Brazilian dude
eye-RE-nik? eye-REE-nik? I'm familiar with the word but I don't know its pronunciation (I would tend towards the first). I know Irene is eye-REEN, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the derivative should be pronounced the same (especially in English. Crazy language! :roll: )

Brazilian dude

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:11 pm
by anders
You say tomatoes, I guess [eire:ne:] (classical pronunciation; I suppose Astrokatastro would have it [iri:ni])

Kinda special to me, 'cos I've known one wonderful Irena (Latvian) and one quite detestable but fascinating Irina [Swedish!)

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:15 pm
by Brazilian dude
We have Irene's and Irina's in Brazil, but that's easy, you just pronounce it the way it's spelled, so that doesn't help me at all.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:10 pm
by M. Henri Day
Just remember to kiss Irene in your dreams and to avoid her mother....

Henri

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:42 pm
by tcward
Any relation to siren...? You know, the ancient Greek myth states that the Sirens lured sailors to their doom, so it would make sense that the sound they made was inviting rather than alarming (which is what we associate with sirens today).

Hmm..

-Tim

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:33 pm
by Brazilian dude
According to Merriam Webster, I can say it any way I like.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:39 am
by Flaminius
I always cannot but make fun/pun out of irenic with ironic. It's an irenic era when one can be ironic.

Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:57 pm
by Stargzer
Just remember to kiss Irene in your dreams and to avoid her mother....

Henri
(Henri shows his age)

Goodnight, Irene.

Re: irenic

Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:13 pm
by Stargzer
. . .
«Blessed are the Peacemakers.»

Henri
Ah, Henri, thanks for the opening! :D

Colt Peacemaker