Slovene: koper (dill) / Koper (city)

[AndrasBP]

Hello,

Is the city name Koper pronounced the same as 'koper' (=dill) or is there maybe a tone or vowel length difference?
Does 'Koper' sound funny to Slovene speakers or are you completely used to it?

 

[Panceltic]

No, the pronunciation is different:

Koper [ˈkòːpər]

koper [ˈkɔ̀ːpər]

There might be some dialects where both are pronounced [ˈkòːpər], but I don't know any.

It is a complete non-issue for us, because let's be honest, "dill" comes up in conversation maybe twice a year

 

[GrayRogue]

In the Styrian dialect (specifically in Maribor and its surroundings) both are pronounced the same (with a long and closed o; kópɛɾ/Kópɛɾ).

And SSKJ2 also lists the same pronunciation for both (adding another possible pronunciation for the plant):

kóper tudi kôper -pra m (ọ́; ó) (dill)
Kóper -pra m, zem. i. (ọ́) v ~u (Koper)