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

triumph

UK /ˈtɹaɪ̯ʌmf/ · US /ˈtɹaɪ̯əmf/ noun, verb, proper noun

Forms triumphs triumphing triumphed

  1. noun A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. “the triumph of knowledge”
  2. noun A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
  3. noun (obsolete) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
  4. noun A state of joy or exultation at success.
  5. noun (obsolete) A trump card.
  6. noun A card game, also called trump.
  7. noun (historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.
  8. noun A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality. “Scorsese's latest film is a triumph.”
  9. verb To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
  10. verb To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
  11. verb To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
  12. verb To be prosperous; to flourish.
  13. verb To play a trump in a card game.
  14. proper noun A former make of British motor car.

Synonyms

victory prevail wallow rejoice gloat crow exuberate exult jubilate

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”). Doublet of thriambus and trump.

From Latin triumphō.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
  2. noun Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant. [Obs.]
  3. verb To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
  4. verb To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.

Etymology [L. triumphus, OL. triumpus; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. triomphe. Cf. Trump at cards.]

Etymology [L. triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See Triumph, n.]

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

Sanskrit

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

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