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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hat trick

/ˈhætˌtɹɪk/ noun

Forms hat tricks hat-trick hattrick

  1. noun (literal) Any magic trick performed with a hat, especially one involving pulling an object (traditionally a rabbit) out of an apparently empty hat.
  2. noun (by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins. “Ever heard of a Gordie Howe hat trick? It comprises a goal, an assist, and a fighting major penalty.”
  3. noun (specifically, baseball, ironic) The act of striking out three times in a game. “Jones got a hat trick yesterday. Let’s see if he can do better today.”
  4. noun (specifically, ice hockey, soccer) Three goals scored by one player in a game. “In ice hockey, it’s customary for fans to throw their hats on to the rink after a player scores a hat trick.”
  5. noun (specifically, rugby) Three tries scored by one player in a game.
  6. noun (by extension, generally) Three achievements or incidents that occur together, usually within a certain period of time. “The car salesman came home with front-row seats to the weekend game after achieving a hat trick by selling three cars that day.”
  7. noun (UK politics, historical, rare) A means of securing a seat in the House of Commons by a Member of Parliament placing their hat upon it during an absence.

Etymology

Exocentric compound of hat (“head covering”, noun) + trick (“element of a magician’s or variety entertainer’s act; entertaining and difficult physical action”, noun). Sense 2 (“achievement of a bowler taking three wickets in three consecutive balls”)—the original sporting sense—refers to the commemorative hat formerly given as a prize to the bowler by his club.

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