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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society

/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ noun

Forms societies soc.

  1. noun (countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms. “This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.”
  2. noun (countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization. “It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.”
  3. noun (countable) The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals. “The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.”
  4. noun (uncountable) Companionship or association with one's fellows; friendly or intimate intercourse. “The society of friends is one of life's great joys.”
  5. noun (uncountable) The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole. “Our global society develops in fits and starts.”
  6. noun (uncountable) High society. “Smith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party.”
  7. noun (countable, law) A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.

Synonyms

club social club guild gild lodge order company companionship fellowship high society beau monde smart set bon ton

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, societātem (“fellowship, association, alliance, union, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). First attested in the 1530s.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company. "Her loved society." Milton.
  2. noun Connection; participation; partnership. [R.]

Etymology [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. société. See Social.]

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

Sanskrit

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

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