Is it Mod-in-a, Mod-na or Moe-Dena?

and you can hear it here:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/It-Modena.ogg

 

Nice segue into a personal license plate....hmmmmmm

 

I've heard it pronounced mod na as well as moe di nuh but I'm sure it's just a personal pronunciation preference.

 

Maybe we need one of our Italian members to chime in.
Alan

 

Mod-in-a, Named for Enzos birthplace...Modena..

 

Here's a previous thread on the topic - http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ferrari-discussion-not-model-specific-sponsored-algar-ferrari/276446-pronunciation-modena.html
Dictionary says:
Modena - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Modena | Define Modena at Dictionary.com

 

Great question.

I asked the same question when I was at the Ferrari Museum and Gift shop last year and I was told its pronounced "mod n uh"

They actually had a 360 Spider on display last year.

Dan
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mo den a

 

I thought it was Whoa-Dina! If you see a really nice 360

 

It should be pronounced Moe - den - a.

And Countach should be pronounced Coon - Taack because CH always equals a hard K in Italian.

 

I'd guess that pronunciation of the city name varies across Italy.

How do you pronounce New Orleans?

 

To avoid the derision of snobs I just call it a 360. You still have people calling Porsche... Porsh. It truly is of no consequence but if your in Modena, Italy don't forget to ask a local.

 

GNAW-lins

 

Like the American cook show hosts who pronounce Worcestershire Sauce Wore cester shire when it should be Wustershire -- I should know I'm from there.
Alan

 

New Orleans = no la and worchestire sauce = whish sheer for me. As for modina I'd generally say mod-nuh

 

Or Louisville?

 

I was told by an Italian speaker that it is pronounced Moe deh na with the accent mark on Moe.
Alan

 

A thought...does it not depend on which language that you are speaking in? Certainly if you are saying "cat" in Italian, it is different than in English. If you are saying "Porsche" in German, should it not sound a bit different than in English...same for "Modena" in Italian?

 

I have been to Modena nine times, and have heard both Maw-deh-nah and Moe-deh-nah, with the accent of course on the first syllable. Sometimes the "d" in the second syllable is pronounced as "th." Fred

 

You know, thats not just a regular 360 Spider... That's Luca di Montezemolo's 360 Barchetta. I've always loved that car! Thanks for the picture. I wonder if its still there...

 

Usually Italian words are pronounced with the emphasis on the second to last syllable.

 

Two other Italian cities come to mind: Padova (Padua) and Genova (Genoa). They are also pronounced with the accent on the first syllable. Fred

 

while we are on the subject. it is pronounced niis san not nee sarn

 

Or Soo barr u, or soob r u?

Mo dean a is the way I say it