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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collar

UK /ˈkɒlə/ · US /ˈkɑlɚ/ noun, verb, proper noun

Forms collars collaring collared

  1. noun The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.
  2. noun A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.
  3. noun A chain worn around the neck.
  4. noun A similar detachable item.
  5. noun A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
  6. noun A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it. “Make sure your dog has a collar holding an identification tag.”
  7. noun A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.
  8. noun (archaic) A hangman's knot.
  9. verb (transitive) To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
  10. verb (transitive) To place a collar on, to fit with one. “Collar and leash aggressive dogs.”
  11. verb To surround or encircle.
  12. verb (transitive) To seize, capture or detain.
  13. verb (transitive) To steal.
  14. verb (transitive) To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.
  15. verb (law enforcement, transitive) To arrest.
  16. verb (figuratively, transitive) To bind in conversation. “I managed to collar Fred in the office for an hour.”
  17. proper noun A surname.

Synonyms

halter Bridport dagger hangman's knot hangman's noose hempen collar hempen cravat collum neckband shoe collar choker dog collar leash apprehension arrest catch pinch taking into custody nail apprehend pick up nab cop

Etymology

From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”). More at halse. Doublet of collet.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
  2. noun (a) A ring or cinture.
  3. verb To seize by the collar.
  4. verb To put a collar on. To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it.

Etymology [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]

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

Sanskrit

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

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