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[โ€“] 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Yes, Latin qu was pronounced /kสท/, which became straight /kw/ in English. I don't know which it was in Old French. Italian does have qu which is pronounced /kw/.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

    Italian does have qu which is pronounced /kw/

    Same in German actually no

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Sorry bud, but in German it usually (though not always ill grant you) is pronounced /kv/ :) quark, quasseln, usw

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Oh dang you're right, read your comment too quickly and mixed up v and w, lol

    What's the difference between /kสท/ and /kw/ though? Never seen that first notation

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    The former is a labialised consonant, so the lips are brought close together, like to pronounce a /w/, but while saying a k. The general term is "secondary articulation". I think the most famous of these, at least in European languages, is palatalisation.

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