Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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brisk

/bɹɪsk/ adjective, verb, proper noun

Forms brisker briskest brisks brisking brisked

  1. adjective Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action. “We took a brisk walk yesterday.”
  2. adjective Full of spirit of life; effervescing.
  3. adjective (archaic) Sparkling; fizzy. “brisk cider”
  4. adjective Stimulating or invigorating. “This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving.”
  5. adjective Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others. “The service in that restaurant was brisk and impersonal.”
  6. verb (ambitransitive, often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.
  7. proper noun Brest, Belarus.

Synonyms

lively spirited quick round brisk up brisken alert merry rattling snappy spanking zippy bracing fresh refreshing refreshful tonic

Etymology

Uncertain; probably a collateral form of brusque, but compare Irish briosc, Scottish Gaelic brisg, Welsh brys.

Webster’s 1913

  1. adjective Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
  2. adjective Full of spirit of life; effervescas, brick cider.
  3. verb To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; --usually with up.

Etymology [Cf. W. brysg, fr. brys haste, Gael. briosg quick, lively, Ir. broisg a start, leap, jerk.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “brisk”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “brisk” (best matches first).