Ecclesiastical Latin Pronunciation

Cernui

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noun
kind of shoe, tumbler
Form of cernuus · inflection

This is the Ecclesiastical (Church Latin) pronunciation of Cernui, as used in the traditional Catholic Mass, Rosary, and liturgical prayers. Ecclesiastical Latin follows Italian phonetic rules and is the pronunciation taught by the Vatican.

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