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gbj_tester in reply to @Dammit

I'd say Kay-nipecks?

No, K'nipeks; the vowel between K and N is a schwa

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Oliver Schick in reply to @gbj_tester

No, K'nipeks; the vowel between K and N is a schwa

If that's a German name, there's no vowel between the K and the n. It's like the -(c)kn- in 'Hackney' or 'Cockney', only at the start of the word.

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gbj_tester in reply to @Oliver Schick

there's no vowel between the K and the n. It's like the -(c)kn- in 'Hackney' or 'Cockney'

As pronounced, there is a weak unstressed vowel because k is a velar plosive. Don't make it as strong as the one in cockerney or people will think you can't speak German 😁

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