"Robert Ruzitschka" > wrote in message
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> Max Hauser wrote in :
>
>> A question arose. Around Vienna over the past 20 years, I
>> remember hearing the second word of Gr�ner Veltliner spoken with
>> light stress on the first syllable -- VELTliner, in German (like
>> the stress of modern trade name VELcro in English). (In
>> English phonetic spelling, the word might be written
>> FELT-leener.)
>>
>> Recently online, some people report another pronunciation in
>> German, veltLINer . Possibly these pronunciations are
>> regional, within Austria?
>
> Hello Max!
> I am not Michael, but as an Austrian living in Vienna for a couple
> of years I may provide some qualified input:
>
> All I hear all the time is Veltliner with emphasis on the second
> syllable - English phonetic spelling: Felt-LEE-ner.
> The emphasis is not too strong but it is definitly not on the first
> syllable. I would definitely pronounce it like that.
>
> Maybe things have changed from 20 years ago - I have been living
> here in Vienna only for the last 16 years :-).
>
> Regards, Robert
>

Robert is correct in his emphasis.

Ron Lel