How to pronounce the names of supersymmetric partner particles of fermions

The names of supersymmetric partner particles of fermions are formed by s- + the name of the normal particle. E.g.:

  • sparticle
    • sfermion
      • squark
        • sup
        • sdown
        • scharm
        • sstrange
        • stop
        • sbottom
      • slepton
        • selectron
        • selectron sneutrino
        • smuon
        • smuon neutrino
        • stau
        • stau sneutrino

(The names of superpartners of bosons are formed differently, by changing -on to -ino, e.g., gluino.)

I couldn't find any information online on how to pronounce these words. Would you pronounce "sfermion" (for instance) as /ˈɛs ˈfɝːmiɑn/ or /ˈsfɝːmiɑn/ or something else?


Solution 1:

As I have heard these pronounced, one says "Es" and then the following particle name, Es Fermion.

On a side note, the "on" receives the same pronunciation as the "on" in "proton."