Is the H silent in Latin?

Is the H silent in Latin?

e.g. — civis is pronounced "kee-wiss". h is fully pronounced and never 'silent'. s is always as in "see" and never voiced as in "wise". ch represents Greek Χ χ (chi) and is nearly equal to a hard Latin "c", the only difference being that ch is aspirated (it is pronounced with an additional puff of air).

How is V pronounced in Latin?

In Classical Latin, orthographic v is pronounced “w” and orthographic c is always pronounced “k”. So if you're quoting Julius Caesar, “Veni, vidi, vici” is correctly pronounced “weni, widi, wiki.”

How do you pronounce Caelum in Latin?

User Info: Crackery. I teach Latin and Greek for a living, and caelum is Classical Latin for "sky, the upper air (i.e where the gods dwell)", to be pronounced "kye-lum" without question (we have grammarians from 1st/2nd century BC-AD and beyond telling us how Romans of Caesar's time pronounced these words).