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

“cedars” is a form of

cedar

UK /ˈsiː.də/ · US /ˈsi.dɚ/ noun, proper noun

Forms cedars

  1. noun (countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
  2. noun (countable) A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
  3. noun (countable) A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.
  4. noun (uncountable) The aromatic wood from a tree of genus Cedrus or from any of several not closely related trees.
  5. proper noun A surname.
  6. proper noun (computing) A programming language, adding various features to the earlier language Mesa.
  7. proper noun A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
  8. proper noun An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
  9. proper noun An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
  10. proper noun A city in Smith County, Kansas.
  11. proper noun A census-designated place in Leelanau County, Michigan.
  12. proper noun An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  13. proper noun An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  14. proper noun An unincorporated community in Iron County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

cedar tree cedarwood true cedar

Etymology

From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Some suggest that the Middle English word was partially from Old English ċeder, but the gap in attestation between the two words makes this proposal unlikely. Possible doublet of citrus.

Probably a variant of Ceder.

From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to cedar.

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