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

character

/ˈkæ.ɹɪk.tə/ noun, verb

Forms characters charactering charactered

  1. noun (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
  2. noun (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene. “A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.”
  3. noun (uncountable, countable) A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type. “A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out.”
  4. noun (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength. “He has a great deal of character.”
  5. noun (countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma. “Julius Caesar is a great historical character.”
  6. noun (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
  7. noun (countable, dated) Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people. “an inscription in the Runic character”
  8. noun (countable, dated) A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
  9. verb (obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.

Synonyms

complexion fictional character fictitious character quality lineament fiber fibre role theatrical role part persona eccentric type case reference character reference grapheme graphic symbol

Etymology

From Middle English caracter, from Old French caractere, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “to engrave”). Displaced native English thew from Old English þēaw (in the plural) and Old English hād (“person, character”). Doublet of charakter.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
  2. noun Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character.
  3. verb To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]
  4. verb To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize. [R.] Mitford.

Etymology [L., an instrument for marking, character, Gr. caractère.]

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

Sanskrit

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