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[Draenin]

Dragon + Venin


Venin being a toxic substance often contained in venom.

(I also like it because it sounds like 'draining' and contains 'ae' which is in a lot of neat words.)

[Unkownsoldier]

Originally Posted by Draenin

Dragon + Venin


Venin being a toxic substance often contained in venom.

(I also like it because it sounds like 'draining' and contains 'ae' which is in a lot of neat words.)

In Latin (where most English words are derived from) ae sounds like "i" so would't it sound like [dryning]?



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My original name was Plasma Ninja (around 2003-4)

It was derived from this head which was named plasma-head12.png and I thought it looked like a ninja.

UnkownSoldier is an example of my poor spelling in my early teens. I really regret having a typo for an account name.

[Draenin]

Originally Posted by Unkownsoldier

In Latin (where most English words are derived from) ae sounds like "i" so would't it sound like [dryning]?

That's not true in every situation. Otherwise these common words would sound very different:

'Aeroplane' -> 'Iroplane' (Correct: Ayr-oh-plane)
'Aerial' -> 'Irial' (Correct: Ayr-i-al)
'Aegis' -> 'Igis' (Correct: Ay-jis)
'Aqua Vitae' -> 'Aqua Viti' (Correct: A-kwah Vee-tay)
'Faerie' -> 'Firie' (Correct: Fay-rie)
'Aether' -> 'Ither' (Correct: Ay-thur)
'Sundae' -> 'Sundi' (Correct: Sun-day)
'Aerobic' -> 'Irobic' (Correct: Ayr-o-bic)

While I'm aware it sometimes makes that sound, it does not always make it.

[Unkownsoldier]

Originally Posted by Draenin

That's not true in every situation. Otherwise these common words would sound very different:

'Aeroplane' -> 'Iroplane' (Correct: Ayr-oh-plane)
'Aerial' -> 'Irial' (Correct: Ayr-i-al)
'Aegis' -> 'Igis' (Correct: Ay-jis)
'Aqua Vitae' -> 'Aqua Viti' (Correct: A-kwah Vee-tay)
'Faerie' -> 'Firie' (Correct: Fay-rie)
'Aether' -> 'Ither' (Correct: Ay-thur)
'Sundae' -> 'Sundi' (Correct: Sun-day)
'Aerobic' -> 'Irobic' (Correct: Ayr-o-bic)

While I'm aware it sometimes makes that sound, it does not always make it.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Latin
In Classical Latin, the combination AE denotes the diphthong [ai̯], which had a value similar to the long i in fine as pronounced in most dialects of modern English

It is true we do not pronounce Sundae as Sundi, because overtime our pronunciations have morphed. However, if we still spoke Latin it would sound exactly like Sundi. I'm not trying to be a troll or anything so forgive me if I come off as one. So you were correct, Draenin from an English perspective would sound like draining.