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.

English Dictionary · 107,383 entries · Sources & licences

grenadine

/ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/ noun, adjective

Forms grenadines

  1. noun A cordial syrup made from pomegranates.
  2. noun A dilute drink made from this syrup.
  3. noun A thin gauzy fabric of silk or wool, used for women's clothing and men's woven luxury ties.
  4. noun (dated, formerly a trade name) A dyestuff consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.
  5. noun A syrup made from cloves and other spices.
  6. adjective Pertaining to the city of Grenada.

Etymology

Borrowed from French grenadine, from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”).

Borrowed from French œillet grenadin (“clove pink”) from French œillet and French grenadin from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”).

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear.
  2. noun A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.

Etymology [F.]

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