I wrote:

> In Germany it would be pronounced as in your second choice, but not
> a long 'eee', rather 'de' as in 'deck the halls' and then the accent
> on 'Kleist' (like 'iced').

Sorry, I have to correct myself -- the "de", I think, would most likely
be long, not short, thus rather like the "te" in Te Deum (or "hey" or
"day").

Kevin Pfeiffer - Tiros-Translations
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