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

“legends” is a form of

legend

/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ noun, verb, proper noun

Forms legends legending legended

  1. noun The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend). “As a child she had nothing to read but the legends of early Christian martyrs.”
  2. noun A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events. “The legend of Troy was discovered to have a historical basis.”
  3. noun A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain. “the legend of Robin Hood”
  4. noun A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree. “The 1984 Rose Bowl prank has spawned many legends. Here's the real story.”
  5. noun A fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records. “According to his legend, he once worked for the Red Cross, spreading humanitarian aid in Africa.”
  6. noun (uncountable) Such stories considered collectively; unverified traditional tales.
  7. noun A leading protagonist in a historical legend. “Achilles is a legend in Greek culture.”
  8. noun A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments. “Michael Jordan stands as a legend in basketball.”
  9. verb (archaic, transitive) To tell or narrate; to recount.
  10. proper noun A male given name.

Synonyms

myth tall tale cover story hero brick guide key inscription fable caption

Etymology

From Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“to read”).

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses.
  2. noun A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature.
  3. verb To tell or narrate, as a legend. Bp. Hall.

Etymology [OE. legende, OF. legende, F. légende, LL. legenda, fr. L. legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to Gr. Collect, Dialogue, Lesson, Logic.]

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

Sanskrit

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

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