Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings
Vowels
| iː | see | ɪ | sit | e / ɛ | bed | æ | cat |
| ɑː | father | ɒ | hot (UK) | ɔː | law | ʊ | put |
| uː | too | ʌ | cup | ɜː | bird | ə | about |
| eɪ | day | aɪ | my | ɔɪ | boy | aʊ | now |
| əʊ / oʊ | go (UK / US) | ɪə | near | eə | hair | ʊə | tour |
Consonants that look unusual
| θ | thin | ð | this | ʃ | she | ʒ | measure |
| tʃ | church | dʒ | judge | ŋ | sing | j | yes |
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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Results for “Ucal”
- ducal adjectiveOf or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
- coucal nounAny bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae.
- faucal adjective, nounRelating to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial.
- fucales nouncoextensive with the family Fucaceae
- eucalypt nounAny tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- archducal adjectivePertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
- eucalyptus nounAny of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
- eucalyptus oil nounA fragrant essential oil extracted from eucalyptus tree leaves, used for its medicinal properties and as a solvant and cleaning agent.
- pheasant coucal nounA species of coucal, Centropus phasianinus, of Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.
- black ash nounAny tree of species Fraxinus nigra, native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
- black gum nounA tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.
- blue gum nounAny of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus.
- calyptra noun(botany) In bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
- cider gum noun(Australia) Any of various eucalypts, especially the Tasmanian tree Eucalyptus gunnii, which has a sweet, drinkable sap.
- clarence noun, proper nounA kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
- crow pheasant nounA bird, Centropus sinensis, the greater coucal.
- cyclosporeae nounin more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales
- flooded gum noun(Australia) Any of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.
- gum tree nounA eucalyptus tree, including trees now placed in the genera Angophora and Corymbia.
- kino noun, adjectiveA botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), …
- leap verb, noun, adjective, proper noun(intransitive) To jump.
- leatherjacket nounThe larva of certain crane flies.
- mallee noun, proper noun(Australia) A type of scrubland with low-growing thick eucalypts, characteristic of certain parts of Australia.
- manna gum nounAny of various eucalyptus trees that exude manna, especially Eucalyptus viminalis, found in Australia.
- messmate noun(nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.
- mountain ash noun, proper noun(UK) A European tree, rowan or, more specifically, European rowan, of species Sorbus aucuparia.
- naked lady nounEuphorbia tirucalli, a tree found in semi-arid tropical climates
- Pasiphae proper noun(Greek mythology) The daughter of Helios and the sister of Circe. She was raised as a princess at Cholchis, and then given in marriage to K…
- peppermint nounA hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sh…
- red gum nounCorymbia calophylla (marri), native to Western Australia, with red gum effusions.
- river gum nounAny of various eucalypts that grow on riverbanks, especially the river red gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
- river red gum noun(Australia) A red gum tree of species Eucalyptus camaldulensis (syn. E. rostrata Schltdl., nom. illeg.).
- rose gum nounAny of various eucalypts having rose-coloured bark or wood, especially Eucalyptus grandis.
- royalism nounImpassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dyna…
- snow gum noun(Australia) Any of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Austr…
- stringybark nounAny of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
- swamp gum nounAny of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.