Pronunciation..

[DeFilippis78]

How exactly do you say the law of Jure Sanguinis anyhow? Is the j silent in Italian?

Alicia

[choprjohn]

I didnt even think there was a J in the Italian alphabet

[DeFilippis78]

I dont think there is a j but it is there to help serve pronunciation of certain sounds.

Alicia

[PeterTimber]

The phrase is LATIN folks and the Italian pronunciation would be like GIURO=JEWRO (Giuro means oath) =Peter=

[DeFilippis78]

Oh yes, I get it. Sanguine is blood in Latin. I know that from Mass. Oops!

Alicia

[liviomoreno]

The "Ju" in Jure Sanguinis is pronounced as "You"

The sentence is translated in Italian as "per diritto di sangue", "by right of blood". See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis

[johnnyonthespot]

Also, I believe it is often latinized to "ius".

At least one of the consulate websites shows it that way... which one was it... okay, Houston is one: http://www.conshouston.esteri.it/Consol ... tadinanza/

Also, the Washington DC embassy: http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Am ... tadinanza/

London consulate: http://www.conslondra.esteri.it/Consola ... tadinanza/

Sydney Australia consulate: http://www.conssydney.esteri.it/Consola ... tadinanza/

And so on.

[liviomoreno]

Ius (or Jus) is the nominative form, Iure (Jure) is the ablative form.

Jus sanguinis = diritto di sangue = blood right
Jure sanguinis = per diritto di sangue = by blood right