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This is probably a foolish question, but I was wondering if someone could confirm what the likely pronunciation of Classical Latin <i> was in endings like -ia and -ium. I read on <http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Latin/Grammar/Latin-Pronunciation-Syllable-Accent.html> that <i> is pronounced as the semivowel /j/ at the beginning of the words (including those appearing as parts of a compound) before a vowel or in the middle of the words between two vowels. That suggests to me that in -ia or -ium the <i> was indeed pronounced as the front vowel /i/. Or not?
Cheers, Carl -- Carl Edlund Anderson http://www.carlaz.com/