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CONTENTS

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Laws and Standards—The Scam andAim of This Book.

—The Notation of Sounds.—Stress.

—Family Names.

Foreign Words. Progress in Pronunciation -Prog

ress as aConsciousProcess.—The Duty of the Individual.

KEY TO PRONUNCIATION

ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHAB ETICAL LIST OF Worms

PREFACE

IN the pages immediately following I have placed, for

various reasons, much Of the material Often put into

prefaces ; there I have explained What I am trying to

do, and how I have set about to do it. For the preface,

then, I have naught left but to acknowledge my Obliga

tions, which makes it few Of words and full Of import.

I am , of course, most heav ily indebted to all dictionarymakers, on Whose work I have Of necessity depended so

much that I can acknowledge my indebtedness only in

general. For encouraging companionship and scholarlyhelp in the first stages Of the work, I am most heartily

grateful to Mr. PhilipW. Payne, who in more fortunate

circumstances would have been my collaborator through

out. For faithful and accurate work on some Of the less

inspiringparts of the task I am indebted toMiss FlorenceElwell, of Amherst; and to Miss Agnes V. Doherty, MissEthelwynManning, andMiss LuellaM. Nash, Of the staff

Of the Amherst College Library.

R. P. U.

Am nns'r COLLEGE, April, 1918.

EVERY -DAYPRONUNCIATION

GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN

PRONUNCIATION

A MANUAL or dictionary that indicates pronunciation

usually professes to do one of two things : to tell us how

we do pronounce, or to tell us how we should pronounce.

A third ideal is possible, that of this book, which is in

tended to tellus howwemay pronouncewithout reproach.

The idea of the compiler is not

Thus gods are made,Andwhoso makes them otherwise shall die,

but rather

There are nine and sixty ways of making tribal lays,And every single one of them

'

Is t.

LAWS AND STANDARDS

In other words, there are no laws of phonetics or of

pronunciation ; there are merely habits and tendencies .

There are no definite, ascertainable standards of cor

EVERY-DAY PRONUNCIATION

speakers or“careful spehkers. The law of falling

bodies IS a law In theestiss that it is inevitable and m

violable ; there is no authentic record of a falling body

that cannot 'be broken as many times again. Such gen

as we make in regard to language approach

seihtyfliut it is safe to say that not one Of them is truly

S universal.“Shall we, then, have no standards?” asks

the purist. Certainly, the more the better. If they are

before us, they lure uS on. If they are behind us, they

demonstrate our progress. A standard should be at once

as free and as steady as the needle of the compass ; it

Should be valued for its power to Show us where we are

going, but it must not be taken to set a limit to the

at a given distance before us as we mov e. If the purist

calls for unchanging standards and universal conformity,

we may be glad that he cannot get what he wants. If

what he calls for is intelligent direction,a v iew of some

goal not necessarily ultimate , and determination Of the

road,he stands for the best kind of progress .

In spite of all this, we do not and need not dwell in

chaos . In pronunciation, whatever is, is right, only in

the sense that ev ery man may pronounce as he pleases‘

if he 18 willing to take the consequences . The sturdy bar

rier between us and chaos in pronunciation, as in all

matters of language, is the social penalty on eccentricity.

any teeth. Nor is it always a foe to progress, for more

EVERY-DAY PRONUNCIATION 3

Often than not it involves some ideal; if it is conformity,it is usually conformity to the usage of the circle in which

one aspires to be, and even conformity is progress when

it is conformity to something just beyond.

THE SCOPE AND AIM OF THIS BOOK

The Object of this book, then, is to indicate a pro

nunciation of each word listed that would in most walks

Of society pass without challenge, that if challenged can

be defended as widely acceptable among good Speakers.

For such pronunciations I do not claim authority, but

merely common-sense, experience, and access to the

records such as they are. I have included approximfl ely

ten thousand words, most of them in our ev ery-day

vocabulary; some that are more or less technical, that

is, words of every-day use to limited numbers of speak

ers ; current foreign words and phrases, including such

help as I could get on the sounds of proper names and

other words that have become current Since the outbreak

of the presentwar. I have included a limited v ocabularyof Scotch words, not, of course, with the expectation of

turning any Yankee into a complete Scot, but with the

hope of lowering a little the barrier that too often stands

between Americans and the enjoyment of Scottish poetry.

I have included a list, which I hope is large enough to be

useful, of names from literature of real and fictitious per

sons and places. All these are in a single list, alpha

betically arranged from beginning to end. It is sup

posed to be inclusive enough for every-day needs—for

really unusual words, there are the dictionaries and other

sources of information—yet not so large as to be for

midable or discouraging. In all cases I have tried to

4 EVERY-DAY PRONUNCIATION

cifically indicated as such where it is shown. In no case

have I shown an incorrect or undesirable pronunciation ,

not even to justify my inclusion of a word. If a reader

does not see how one or another of these words could

pomibly be mispronounced, let him rejoice and pass on ,

secure in the belief that“what he doesn

’t know won

’t

hurt him.

” A colleague asked me why I included the

wrong on it. I included it because I had asked a bearer

of the name whether any one ever mispronounced it.“Yes,

”he replied,

“ it is mispronounced in fifty diflerent

ways.”

TIIB NOTATION or SOUNDS

The systm of notation of sounds that I have used

have used. I do not profem to believe it bettm' in any

ticular purpose in hand. It is not scientifically accurate,

degree of simplicity. Formost of us, ease of comptches

sion in such a system is more important than it is to carry

out the shades of variation in vowel sounds to the fifth

or sixth decimal place. I have thought it best, there

fore, to use no letters but the familiar ones, and to indi

cate their sounds by diacritics] marks. Them marks are

explained by the key words which are to be found at the

bottom of each page. They will enable any one without

previous knowledge of the system to get at once the

words he will have to refer to the complete key given

on pages 15—20. The key words are those generally


accepted as standards. The assumption is that the

Sounds of these words on the tongues of American speak

ers are as nearly uniform as anythingwe can get, and are

near enough to uniformity to be useful for the purpose.

Vowel sounds,more than consonant sounds, are like colors

in the infinite number of gradations and combinations of

which they are capable, and in the fact that the agree

ment on the standards is general but not universal, and

that on the shades and combinations it is not even

general It should be understood, then, that whatever

discussion this book contains of the nature and use of

English Sounds is ofiered not as a rule or law, butmerelyas generalization so far as the process seems safe.

Just as it is difficult, if not impossible, to express in

print the infinite gradations in vowel sounds, so also does

the matter of accent or stress present almost insuperable

difficulties to one who wishes to express the whole truth

in intelligible notation. In the dictionaries it seems fairlysimple. There, stresses are of two grades,

“primary

and ‘Secondary.

’On certain syllables these accents

definitely belong, and they are misplaced if they are

placed otherwise, unless it be in cases in which “usage

is div ided.

”But an attentive ear tells us a different

story. We hear in speech a thousand gradations in

amount of stress. We hear surprising variations in the

position of the stress in the speech of persons whom we

know to be careful speakers, and who believe themselves

to be consistent. There are probablymany causes work

ing here, some of which are doubtless unknown, others of

which may be guessed at, -if all could be systematically

in words, a rim'

ng and falling cadence, wavelike, with

mough for free verse if it iS SO printed as to eall attention

of a given word that finds itself at the crest of a wave;

in another, another. A speaker, for example, who believ es

that he always stresses the last syllable of magazine as the

dictionaries tell him to do, mightat one time say,“I detest

a devout magazine, but in a sentence of a difierent

cadence, as“I still read Harper

’s Magazine,

”stress the

word difierently, and if he caught himself in the act,

might wonder why he did it. The word automobile in our

on the crest of the wave, sometimes in the trough with

the two ends on the crests ,—there is scarcely a possible

variation that does not Occur, aut'omobile, automo

’bile,

automobile’

, aut’omobile

’

, and the dictionaries know not

Stress, too, is important in pronunciation for its efiect

on the quality of vowels,—note, for example, the difi'

erent

leetle, a form which results from the attempt at ex

cessive emphasis. Sometimes, again ,it works the other

way—the attempt to give a vowel its quality leads to an

apparentmisplacing of the stress. If you attempt to give

the e in the third syllable of interesting its full value, you

will certam be accused of saying interesting. If you try

to put the stress where it belongs, you appear to say int’

reating,andareaccusedof a slovenly clipping of the vowel.


The fact is that the time necessary to careful pronuncia

tion of a vowel is also an element of stress,—and very

likely the other element of stress, the slight variation in

pitch, also enters into the process of giv ing the vowel its

full value. In a word, we emphasize every vowelwe pro

nounce carefully, especially if we do it consciously. Con

versely, we tend to reduce to the obscure or neutral sound

all v owels in unstressed syllables. The vowels in un

stressed you ,are, and, and the, or in combinations like

“

gonna,” “

gotta,”

and“ottermobile,

” might be any

thing, a, e, i, o, or u in any of their sounds, for all one

could tell by ear. This fact accounts for many of the

difficulties of those who spell by car alone ;“sentance

and accidently represent the phonetic fact quite as

well as the conv entional forms.

The discussion of stressmight be greatlyprolonged, but

it would be to small profit unless it were to lead to results

I cannot hOpe to attain here. The point is that the facts,

ev en if I knew them , are too complicated to be represented

by any system of notation which I could expect any one

to read easily. I have, therefore, marked the stressed

syllable in each word as it is usually understood. SO

much can at least be read at a glance, and it is usually all

that is required.

I have omitted many British and American familynames that are included in other manuals, because I

recognize the right of any family to pronounce its name

as it pleases, and I do not recognize the right of the lexi

cographer to tell them how they ought to pronounce

it. Historical or etymological considerations may point

tga certain pronunciation for a given name, but unless


the bearer of the name chooses to regard them, they de

not weigh against actual usage. In some cases we know

how eminent individuals pronounced the names they

bore,- we know how the poet Cowper rhymed his name,

for example, but his pronunciation lays no injunction on

other bearers of the name. The same thing is true odcoan

mon baptismal names, both as to Spelling and pronunciar

tion. If one who bears the name Helena chooses to be

called Hele’na ,or if one named Cicely elects to spell it

Sicily, by what"flaw

”of orthoepy or orthography may

we say that she is“wrong,

”howev er great the incon

venience to which she puts us by her vagary?

POBB ION WORDS

Another debatable land in which it is hard to find and

hold a defensible position is the matter of Anglicization

of foreign words and names . As a rule, we like to exhibit

our familiarity with languages we know, and are prone

to denounce as afiectation exhibition on the part Of others

of familiarity with languages we do not know. To one

who knows Spanish but not Norwegian it may sound

barbarous to hear Don Juan and Don Quixote sounded as

if they were English names, and affected to hear Peer

Gynt sounded as if it were anything else. Here experiv

ence is the only guide ; it shows us only that as soon w

words come into daily use on the v ulgar tongue they will

be subdued to the tongues that sound them . Ypres be

comes Wipers at first perhaps in jest, but the jest soon

passes. The toubc when it became a daily visitant to

B’doo, and puzzles the Easterner until he discovers it

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be glad for the vulgarities of speech which have reliev ed

a continent or two from complete uniformity of language.

But relief frmn monotony is not necewarily progress.

“Mispronunciation”has done more for us than that.

It was long customary for linguists to speak of the“de

cay”of language in discussing the changes it undergoes

in centuries of use, the reduction, for example, to mono

syllables of the polysyllabic forms of the earlier stages .

ButaDanish student, and friend, of the English language,Professor Otto Jespersen, has expressed in his Progress in

Language a theory that has conv incedmost of his readers,

to the efl'

ect that popular short cuts in pronunciation

which have led to the loss of most inflections] endings in

English hav e been gain ,in that the change has brought

ease and flexibility to the language with no loss of

cleam ess or accuracy that need make us regret it. As

one of his many examples, he brings up again the oft

cited instance of the“decay

”of the Gothic habaidédeima,

which by rolling for centuries on various more or less Ger

manic tongues has become the English had. The tenor

of his comment on the process is,“The English form is

preferable, on the principle that any one who has to

choose between walking one mile and four'miles will,

other things being equal, prefer the Shorter cut. If

had has suffered from wear and tear in the long course of

time, this means that the wear and tear of the people

now using this form of speech is less than if they were

still cumberedwith the Oldgianthabaidédeima. Indeed,

it is not only one Goliath, but fifteen, that this one little

word, worn down by centuries in the stream of popular

use,hasdisplaced. ProfessorJaspersenpointsoutfurther


that our system of personalpronouns and auxiliarieswhich

express the shades of meaning carried by the old cum

bersome forms, is much Simpler than the complicated

system of inflectional endings. The simplification does

not mean loss of power, any more than would the use

of a small engine to do the work of fifteen yoke of

Mispronunciation does not account for the whole

process ; nor do we, when we so name a great part of it,

understand the complicated interplay of tendencies and

forces that make vulgar mispronunciation an effective

power in language. But even the briefest historical per

Spective will Show us that it is a force too immrtant to

be dismissed as mere vulgarity,”too strong to be

dammed back by the frown of the Schoolmistress. Justas we to-day, rightly enough, frown on gonna and gottafor going to and got to, so doubtless did our forefathers

frown on the slipshod speech that joined be and utan intobaton, prefixed on and shortened it to obuton, then to

abute, and finally to about. If gotta for must, and gonna

for about to, prove useful auxiliaries, vulgar pronunciation

will hav e shown us helpful short cuts in our speech ; if

not, they will probably disappear. Of one thing we may

be sure, they will be subjected to fiery tests, and if theysurv ive we need have no fear of them . The fact that vul

gar pronunciation has helped language to efficiency does

not mean that its tendency is always for good and that

it is to be encouraged and practised. Opposition must

constantly be applied to it in order to test its incessant

experiments in sounds and forms. The people, who have

no fine shades of meaning to express, tend to Simplifymore than is willingly allowed by those who would

make finer distinctions, those to whom simplification im


pairs efi cim cy. Their-Opposition is, and shouldbe, vigor

ous and protracted; only so may we be sure that no

changes will become permanent in good usage and the

written language unless they make for simplicity and

flexibility without impairing necessary clearness.

PROGRESS As A CONSCIOUS PROCESS

But even if we grant Professor Jespersen’s theory of

prog ess, and the part that pronunciation may play in

it, we may still question how far it is or can ev er be a

conscious process, and what part intelligence may playin it. On this question probably no one can speak with

authority, but anyone may argue from antecedent prob

ability. One who has ideals Of pronunciation is usually

one who has or aspires to some degree of refinement and

education. Among persons of culture and education

there are forces that tend more toward uniformity of

ideals and practice than do the forces (in general the

same operating less strongly) that operate among the

less educated folk. Dialect variations are extreme amongunlettered people, and slight among the highly educated.

The ideal at its best is usually some such combination of

simplicity of sound with accuracy and completeness of

expression as Profemor Jespersen calls progress . If there

is more conservatism among the educated than among

the unlettered, it is because they hold the double rather

than the single ideal. Ev en among thosewho hold nearly

the same ideals, we do not get complete uniformity of

speech, howev er the dictionaries and manuals of pro

there be of dead uniformity if the ideal Should spread to

theuneducated. Agoalwithin sight, then, and intelligent


movement toward it surely does have its cfiect on lan

guage—popular mispronunciation does notmake the only

path of progress, nor would it make such a path at all if

the other force were not constant in its restraining eflect.

Laws will not take care of our speech for us, neither

those we attempt to make and enforce, nor those we see

in the generalizations of the linguist. The shaping forces

are the thrust toward simplicity on the one hand, and

that toward accuracy of expression on the other. If the

amount and direction of these two forces could be ao

curately measured, we might be able to calculate the

resultant, but we have not been able to do so as yet.

The only care we can exercise is as to the amount and

direction of such force as each of us has.

THE DUTY OF THE INDIv IDUAL

The duty of each one of us is to exercise such intelli

gence as he has . If you have a strong, original mind,

you may be a leader ; if not, you must conform,as you

do in matters of dress, to the best usage you can find.

Use your judgment in selectingyour leader, and common

sense in following. If each one of us made up his mind

how he wanted his words to Sound, and strove to make

them sound so without mumble, draw], or afl‘

ectation ;

if he meant something and tried sincerely to say it; if

he spoke from a full mind, a full heart, and full lungs

(and an empty nose) , he might safely leave the rest to

law or chance.

To such as have conscience in the matter of pronun

ciation, this book oflers itself as guide and friend,

philosopher it does not profess to be, for it has no original

contribution on the subject of American pronunciation.


Itwould bemore helpful if it had,-not necessarily to the

indiv idual, but to the cause at large.

Before we can generalize much about pronunciation,

we must have facts from which to draw our inferences .

The first thing necessary is to know how we actually

do pronounce,—without it, the attempt to improve is

like dressing in the dark or without a mirror. We mayknow how we wish our clothes to look, but how can we

know what to do to them to make them look so unless

we have a mirror wherein to see what condition they are

in? In the matter of Speech, the mirror might be pro

v ided by a series of studies in the best speech of the dif

ferent sections of the United States such as Sweet, Jones,and Grant, and various others have made of the speech

of England and Scotland.

* Such research is beyond the

scope of this book.

H. Sweet, Primer of Spoken English; D. Jones, An English

Pronouncing Dictionary; W. Grant, The Pronunciation of Englishin Scotland . JcneS’S Dictionary contains a short selected list of

similar studies.

KEY TO PRONUNCIATION

The vowel and consonant sounds indicated in this

book are as follows

aas in ale.

The ordinary long a sound in stressed syllables.

aas in senate.

The same as 6, except that it is slightly obscured,

pronounced in a shorter time interval; i. e.,in un

stressed syllables.

S as in care.

In stressed syllables ending in r, in which situation

other sounds of a tend toward this. Note, for example,

the British pronunciation of words likeMary.

5 as in at.

The ordinary“short a, differing from the preceding

mainly in the amount of time it takes. It occurs usu

ally in stressed syllables, as mar’ry.

h as in dccord.

This is the d as usually sounded in unstressed syl

lables, somewhat obscured in sound.

h as in firm.

This is the Italian or open a.

5 as in fish.

The medial a, half-way between aor aand a'

. It is

used as a compromise between what might seem afiec

tation in such words as half, ca'

lf, laugh and

half, calf, and the like, which are set down as pro

vincial or vulgar.


Aas in cold.

This is the more obscure sound of a occurring in un

stressed syllables.

aas in unstressed that (th’

o.

This sound is completely Obscure ; it is the sound

represented by the inverted e (a) in many phonetic

alphabets . This and other dotted vowels are used in

this book instead of the inverted e in the attempt to

made between 6 and d (or even the complete indeter

tions as the third syllable of comfortable, and in the at

tempt to reprwent even careful usage one would be

b has its usual value.

c is not used in the respelling; its sounds are repiesented

ch has its English sound, as in church, except where

printed

CH which represents the German or Scotch sound, as

in nicht, loch (niCHt, The sound is made with

the tongue in position as to pronounce the word yes , by

expelling the breath voicelesslybetween the back of the

tongue and the roof of the mouth.

d has its usual value.

dz represents the sound of either j or dg in judge (deuad) .Eas in eve.

The ordinary“long sound of e.

6 as in event.

This the e in unstressed syllables. In very manycases it can hardly be distinguished from i; societé or

social would be about equally satisfactory as representing the sound of the word.


n repm ents the nasal ng sound, as, hang, hon; Anglican,

n represents the F‘

Iench nasal, as in

It is not properly a consonant, but rather a nasal

termination to four of the French v owel sounds, an,

an, on, art—unlike the English nasal n,it cannot be

v owel with the mouth well Open , then say as much of

the no sound as you can with the mouth still open,

without bringing the teeth together or closing the

throat.

6 as in old.

Commonly called long a.

O as in Obey.

The longaslightly obscured as it sounds in unstrm d

syllables.

6 as in Orb.

This is the sound represented by aw in law, and byother combinations in such words as ought, bought, etc .

This Sound is half-way between 6 and 6.

6 as in Odd.

The sound ordinarily called Short 0 .

6 as in cdnnect.

The short a Slightly obscured in unstressed syllables.

o as in emperor.

Here the 0 sound is entirely obscured.

6 as in the German mogen.

The German 0 umlaut is more like the a than any

other English sound, but differs from it in that it is

pronounced with the lips rounded and with the tongue

nearer the teeth than in 12. It is the same as the

French sound of ca.


oi as in oil.

Indicates the sound however it is commonly spelled,

as, boy, boi; leute (Germ .) loite’

.

66 as inf56t

66 as in fo'

é l.

This also represents one of the long u sounds, as

in rule.

on as in out.

Used in respelling to represent the sound wherever

it occurs, as bow, bou ; haymow, hamou; and the like.

p has its usual sound.

q is notused in respelling its common sound is represented

by k.

r unmarked as in rat, parade.

r represents the r in part, mother, as distinguished from

that in great or parade. It is practically Silent in Eng

land and in our Atlantic States. In other parts of the

country it is a subject of controversy, but most care

ful speakers make it more or less Obscure.

sh has its usual value, as in shall, and is used to represent

the French ch,as in chaud (shad) .

th as in thin.

ch as in that.

0 as in urn .

This is the same sound as é.

ii as in up.

Commonly called“Short u.

13 as in circus.

Occurring in unstressed syllables ; Slightly more ob

scure than the foregoing.

u as in consumate.

In slurred syllables; quite obscure.

u as inmeat.


This is the French u, German u umlaut, pronounced

with tongue and teeth in position to sound i and the

lips rounded as for 00 .

For other sounds commonly indicated by u,

and 00.

v has its usual value.

w has its usual value.

x as in vex is indicated by ks.

y has only its consonant value, as in you . In respellingit is used chiefly to indicate the French liquid n

,or

Z (mouillé) , as in Boulogne, boolon’

y’

z unmarked is sounded as in blaze.

z has the value of eh, as in vision, viz’un.

ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations are few in the followingpages, and those

used will for the most part be intelligible from the con

text if not from the fam iliarity of their form . They are

as follows :

adjectiveAnglicized as,

compare

English

French

German

Hind

It.

Mex.

plu .

sing.

Sp.

substantive

a (article) , unstressed a,stressed at .

a’

6

Aachen , a’CHén.

Aaron , S’rOn.

British usage prefersthe second a not reallya separatesyllable, but a transition soundbetween the a and r.

abacus, ab’akfis.

a bas S’bé

’.

éb’atis.

abattoir, abatwar'.

abbatial, abbi’shal.

Ab’diel.

ad'men.

Abed’negO.

abeigh abeCH'.

Abercromby, ab’érkrbmbi.

Aberdeen , aberden'

Abergav enny, ab’érgaven

’i,

ab’érgen

’i.

aberrant, aber'ant.

abject ab’dzekt;

(verb meaning cast

of ) , abdzékt’.

ablaut,ab’lout; hp

’

lout.

ale. seni te, cAre. i t, i ccord. i rm ,

Abou ben Adhem , rboo

ben a’dem .

Abou (Abu) Hassan , i'boo

has'an.

Aboukir, 5bO"

Oker'

abracadabra, ab'rakadab

'

ra.

abroad abred'.

abrogate, ab'rOgat, ab

'

regat.

abrogativ e, ib'rfigativ .

Abruzzi, Sbrcfi t’se.

absent ab’sent;

(verb) , absent'.

absinthe, db'sinth ;

dbsant'.

absolute, ab'sbliut.

absolutely, ab'SOliutlii.

absolutory, dbsbl’iutbri.

absolv e, absblv’.

Absolo’is allowed by the 01!

ford and other dictionaries, butit is seldom heard In the United

abstemious, abstem'Iiis.

The Oxford Dictionary givesabstem

'ias, in which the i scarce

ly makes a syllable. Compare

i s ,k sofa. lovable. ev e, ev ent, Gnd. rectnt.

ghé re, over, Eden , ice, ill,

p

l d, Obey, Orb. cbfl'

ee.Odd, dbnnect. lembn. 6 (Germ .)hr m a n in use. urn,

that. asure. CH a-Germ .

3

, circus. menii” fa d fObt.pich, a (FL ) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

cut, oil. a 0. part, thin.


abstract ab'strakt ;

(verb) , Abstrakt'.

The common mispronunciation of this and abstractly, andkindred the ommswn of

the l, is due to lack oflingual agilit rather

ththan to

i cegnoran Izactise the lighttouch of the tongue first for thepalatal then for the dental consonant in nick succession . In

erican pronuncia

tion tendhto a fairly even accent

(

fictgecg

rst two syllabll‘

es, thoonaries put e p

w ant o

ne tlffim gm

usage pu e stress ratherstrongly on the first syllable.

Abu (name of a mountain) ,SbOO

'.

See also Abou.

abutilon , Sbiu’tllbn.

Abydos , Abydus, Abi'dbs ,

abi'dus.

abysm , ablzm'.

acacia, Sk'ashia.

academe, Eh’edem ; (Brit ) ,

Ak'adem .

The fact that the second a hasthc d eound in acadm y (where it

academ ician, Skhd'émf

shun.

accent (noun) , Sk'sent

(verb) , aksent’

access , ak'ses .

Pmctically all Amer-in n diotionaries prefer this to closed .

accessory, Skses'

brl.

panlm ént.

accompt, Skount’.

form of

See accounpt.

accordion , SkOr’dlbn.

accost, Skbst’.

thl re. over.Eden. ice. Ill. Old.Obey.Orb. obliee.Odd. obnnoot. lemon. 6 (Germ.)

ish e,

preferab but has fallen

most entirely into disuse in theUnited States.

acclimate, akli'mat.

acclimated, aklim'atéd.

accolade, Akblad'

, akblAd’


adjectively, ad'

séktiv ll .

ad ll'

b'itiim .

admirable, ad’mlrabl.

admiralty, id’

mlraltf.

ad nauseam . ad noshéam .

adobe, sdc'br, ado

’bé .

Ada'nn.

A'drlan .

adscititious, idsltl'shus .

adulation , adiula'shun .

same.

advance, advans’.

adventure, adv én’tiur.

adverse, ad’

.v érsSo the dictionaries say, but

the Oxford notes thathave accented both ad verse

and adverse'. Probablywe do

so also unconsciously m spee ch,accordingas the sentence modulation b

t

one syllable or thetacrest of a wave.

We

0then'

rr

‘

iight, for example, speak'verse cIr

'cumstan

but accent the word difi’

erentlyin such a clause as t

’

a decis"Ion adverse

'

to himself’.

advertise, Ed'v értiz , ad

vértfz'

American usage seems to beevenly divided between the twoways of pronouncing this word .

The fact seems to be that most

of us strem both the first and

last syllables so that the hearercannot tell which we mean for

izmént, advertiz’

mént.

the second,

se s

E neas, ene'as .

B olus, e'blus .

aerate, a'

érat.

é’repérén

’

aerie, e’erf.

but not genes-1

ally yIt is the same word

pref

thorities .

a'

ei fm-m .

The Oxford Dictionary gives

aerolite, a’érblit;

é'érblft.

aeronaut, aa'érbnbt;

é'érfinbt and e

'ér6n6t.

aeroplane, a'

eroplan.

Aerschot, ar’skbt.

aery (e t h e r f a l) , a’

eri ;

é’erl.

a sthesia, esthe’sia.

I la. u ni te. “to. i t. dcoord. firm. Ink . eon. lovtble. eve. event, End.dim .over.Eden.loo.Ill.61d.cbey.Orb. 0680s,idd.

recent.contrast, lemon.6 (Germ.)


m fi ete, és’thet.

British usage allows also

e sthetic, esthét'Ik.

aestival, es’tlval.

Estiv'dl is also allowed, butit is not preferred by modernauthorities .

a s triples, es tri'

plex.

a thling.

See athling.

afi‘

aire d’

amour,

damoor'.

afi'

aire d’honneur,

dbniir’.

afi'

aire du coeur, was dukor.

affluent, af’looént.

Afghanistan , afgan’lstan.

aforesaid, afor’séd.

a fortiori, 5. forshio’ri .

A'

gag.

again, agen’.

against, agénst'

Agamemnon , agamem’non.

Aganippe, aganip’é .

Agape, ag’ape.

agaric, a’

garik .

A 'rik is also allowed, but

the t is preferred by moderndictionaries.

Agaricus Campestris,agarfi

Ikus kampés'tfls.

afar’

was

agav e, Agav’é .

In the southwestern stateswhere the word is apphed tothe American Aloe, it is often

pronounced dgdv'd, doubtless

throu h Spanish influence,tho the word, as a common

noun comes into English fromthe dreek through thelary of botany.

aged (of adv anced age) ,a’dzed ; (of or at the

age of) , adad.

agee adze’.

Agesilaus, adzésila’fis.

agglomerativ e, aglom’era

tiv .

aggrandize, ag’randiz.

aggrandizement, agrin'

dizmént.

agile, ada’fl.

The Oxford Dictionary givesalso ad

'

etl, which is not recognized .

by most Am erican dict1onar1es.

Agincourt, a’zanc or

'.

Some authorities recognize an

Anglicized form, a'dz

’lnkOrt.

agley agli’

, agle’.

In Burns’ To a Mouse this

word is rhymed with joy; doubtBums would have ro

nounced itmi'and rhym joy

with it. In the eighteenth cen

tury the oi sound rhymes withi, as It does often in Germ

“Das dringt in die WaiteWie Glokengeli ute.

5M, in =u in use, urn, up, circus. menu. ffi d. fo6t, cut. oil. angle. part. thin,

that. u ure, OH -Germ . ich, a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15—20.


agronomy, AgrOn'm .

aguardiente, a'

gwardien'ti.

The 0 should be sounded verylightly

Aguascalientes, a’

gwaskmyen

'tas.

Aguecheek , a'

giuchék’

Agulhas , ago-

ol'

yas.

Ahasueras, shaz'iuerIis.

Ahithophel, ahIth’Ofél.

Ahriman , a’rImAn.

aide de camp, ad'dekamp

’

(1M , ad'dekon

'.

aiguille, agwel’.

ailantus, alan'tiis.

aileron, a'léron ; {11

'

ms.

ailm ent, al’mént.

airn arn

airt art

Aisne.

word is something between an

and an, as if one should beginto sayan and endwithan. Some

tteers give an and some an,utneither represents theFrench

pronuncftion, and the word has

not Anglicized.

Aix la Chapelle, aks'la

shapel’.

Ajaccio , ayat'cho.

ala mode, alambd’.

a l’

anglaise, alonglea’.

may.

albeit, Olbé'lt.

albino , albe’no, albi

’no.

albumen , albiu'mén.

alcalde, alkél’de ; (Span) ,

mans .

Alcantara, alkin'tan’a.

alcazar, maze ; (Span) ,

alkathar’.

Alceste, alsést'.

Alcestis , alsés’tfs.

Alcinous, alsIn'btis.

Alcoran , aka-ant

Alcyone, alsl’Oni , alsé

’bna.

Aldebaran, aldeb’aran.

Aiderney, 61'derne.

Aldine, 61’din.

Alexandrine, alégzan'drln .

algebraist, al'dzébra

’fst.

Algol, Al'

gol.

Algonquian, algon’kIAn.

( le. senl tc. a re, i t. decord. i rm . Ink. soft. lovable. h e. ev ent. end. roclo t.

m om mm m m ad 6bey. .6rb

akward 6k’w6rt.

al’abaster, alabas

’tér.

a la belle étoile, a la bél’

atwal'.

ala bonne home, aIt b6n'

or.

ala francaise, alafransaz'.


Algonquin, algon'kin .

alguazil, algwazel; (Span) ,algwathel

’.

Alhambra, alham'bra.

Ali, a'lé .

alias, a'llas, 51158, was.

al'ibi.

a'lien.

alienate, a'msnet.

Alighieri (Dante) , alegya'

re.

allegiance, ale’dzans.

allegorist, al'égorist.

allegro, 515!

allenarly men's-11.Allenstein, a

’lénshtin.

allopathy, alop’athi .

allude, aliud’.

ally, ali’

(both noun and

verb) .

AlmaMater.

Dictionaries give dl'md irid

'tér,

but in academic circles, where

the word is most often used, itis commonly pronounced dl

'

1nd md’tér.

Alma-Tadema, a'lmatad

'

ems.

almond, a’mtind.

American dictionaries allowalso dl

’mt

‘

ind.

almoner, al'mt

’

mér.

almost, 61’most, olmost

’

almous 6'mi

'

ls.

alms, amz .

aloe,

A'lost.

alpaca, spake .

Alpheus, al'féus.

Alpine, 51'

pin .

British usage prefers dl'

pin,which is allowed but not pre

ferred by American authorities.

Alsace, alsas’.

also ,

The Oxford Dictionary givesalso, and sug ests Ol

'so With a

question mar Some American dictionaries allow

altaz'Im iith.

altercation , altérka’shfm ,

oltérka'shfin.

fil'tér é

'

go.

alternate (adj. and noun) ,alter

’nat, oltér

’nat ;

(verb) , al'ternat, 61

'

témat.aluminum , aliu

’miniim .

alv éo'lar, al

'veolar.

alv eolate, al’v éolat, alve

olat.

always, 61’wiiz, 61

’waz.

am'adis.

Am alekite, amalék’i'

t.

So we are told to pronounce1t, but practice, so far as thereis any, tends toward dmdl

’ékit.

6hr, iu -u in use, urn, I’

lp. circus, menu, ffi d. foot, cut. oil, angle. part, thin.

that. azure, CH=Germ. felt. a (Fr) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.

m EVERY-DAY PRONUNCIATION

am’i ranth.

amateur, amster'

, am’

atér’.

now recognizcd by most dictionarics or by carcful speakers

ambergris, am'bérgres .

Ambrose, im’broz.

ambroda, ambro'

s’la, am

bro'zla.

ambulatory, am ’biulawrl ;

am'biulatorl.

ameliorate, am é l’lt‘irat.

amen , 5’

,men a’mén .

speech usually the first,

“Gagging almost invariably the

amenable, AmEn’Abl.

amende honorable, amand’

Onorabl'.

French.

Amherst, am’érst.

llnani as.

l.

m amyan'.

anapwst, in spect.

“WWalso

4 dpdsl b tcan au on a ve n u

amour, Amo'

or'. these are seldmg

i

heard to-da

amour propre, amoor'

anastigmatic, anas’tigmat

'

lk.

ol rs. i t. Sword. firm. l sk. coll . lovable. eve. event. end. racis t.

Pér'édz

Ampere, aupar'.

ampere: fim'

pé l'

, fim'

pé l'

.

amphibrach , am’ffbrAk.

Amphion ,amff

'on .

stér.

amphora, am’fbra.

anachronism , anak'ronlzm .

anacoluthon , anAkbliu’

then.

Anacreontic , anakreon’tlk .

anacrusis , h tkro‘

o’sls.

anemia, ané'

mla.

ane sthetic (anesthetic) ,finésthét

'Ik.

ane sthetize (anesthetize) ,anes

’thétiz .

analogous, ann'ogss .

analogousness, anal'

cgus

nés.

analogy, final’Odzi.


ancestral, anses’tral.

Anchises, anki'séz .

anchor, an’kor.

anchovy, ancho’vi .

Anew is allowed also by

ancien régime, an'syan

rasém'.

ancient, an'shént.

ancillary, an’sflari.

Andaman’

, an’daman .

andante andan'ta.

The A'

cized pronunciationdriddn

'té ls allowed by some

dictionaries.

andantino , andanté'no.

andiron, and'iurn .

Androcles, an'drbklé z .

Also spelled Androclus (en'

drokh'

is) .

androgynous, androdz'

inns.

Andromache, androm'aké .

Andromeda, androm’eda.

Andronicus (Greek) ,androni

’kus ; (Eng.) ,andr6n

'

Ikhs.

The second is Shakespeare’s

pronunciation : To grat1fy the

good Andronicus .

anecdotal, anekdot'

anemom'eter.

aneuch aninCH'.

aneurysm , an’iurlzm .

anew, anin’.

Angelina, andzeli'na.

Angev in , an’dzév in.

angina, an'dzina, andzi

'na.

angina pectoris, an'dzlna

(or andzé’né ) pek

'

toris.

Anglican , an’

glikan.

Anglice, an’

glisé .

Anglicize, an'

glisi'

z .

Angouleme, saga—olam

'.

angular, an’

giular.

aniline, an’ilin, an

'flin.

Au'tlén is also allowed, but it

is seldom heard.

animadv ersion, animad

ver'zun.

ammalcule, animal’kiul.

annihilate, an‘

i’hflat.

Anjou (Fr) saga) ;

andaoo

annunciate, anun’shi

'

at.

annus mirabilis, an'iis

anomalous, anom’alus.

anonymity, anonim'Iti.

anonymous, anon’Imus.

Anopheles,anof'éléz .

ant, ant.

Antacos, Antaeus, inte’ns.

6M, iu -u in use, urn. up, circus, menu. ffi d, fo6t. cut. oil, angle. part, thin,

that, azure, CH =Germ . ich, n (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.


antarctic , antark'uk .

See abstract.

antcdiluv ian, antédlliufi

v ian.

antépEniilt'

, antépé'nult.

.

by most13 a com

as we

forget our

anthropophagi, EnthrOpb

AdsL

anti (prefix) , an'tI

In some compounds the i isas in M ’

phonal.

Antig’cné .

antimony, an’tlmonf.

British usageallows dn’tlmiinl .

Antin’ous.

antiphlogistic, antIflOdzls’

tlk.

antiphonal, antlf’bnfll.

antipodes, antip’odes .

antitoxin , antitaks’ln.

Antium , an'shlum .

Anton 'lo.

monly spelled Anthony, and

pronounced in the same wayas Antony.

antonym , an’tOnIm .

Ant'werp.

The French form , Amen, is

anxiety, anzf’étl.

anxious, an'kshtls.

as dpc I'é

apothegm , ap’othem .

being variants of apopluhoym.

apothé’osIs, apotheo

'sis .

no. oenl te, cAro. i t. Iccord. i nn, Ink. so“. lovable. eve. av ent. end. roofing,there. over.Eden. ice. Ill. 61d.obey.Orb. 065 00 .odd. connect. lemon. 6 (Ca m )

apex , a'

peka.

Aphrodite, afrodft’é .

apices, a’

pisez, a'

plsé z.

apied, apya’.

apocalypse, apOk'allps .

Apocrypba, Apok'rlfa.

apod'osis.

Apollyon , apol’lon.

apologue, ap'616g.


archetype. firk’éfip

archidiaconal, arkidfak’

final .

archiepiscopal,

kOpAI.

archilowe ar'ldlo.

archimage, ar’klmads.

arkiépls’

Archimedean,arldméd'éan

arklméde’An .

architrave, ar’kltrav .

archival, ar’

kival.

arctic, ark’tlk .

Ardennes, ardén'.

a'

res.

arson.

arébm’étér.

Areopagite, arébp’édsft.

Aréép’sgfis.

Ar’

gand.

Argenteuil, nzmm'

ye.

Argentine, ar'dzéntin .

Atsive. flr'dziv .

Argonne. irsfin'.

Ila. u ni te. si re. i t. leoard. ( m .

m M r Ed“ . mo bld.M O

Isl:Or

means a fouowar of the doctrine

af AnIus, in which sense it is

pronounced as here indicated.

most commonly spelled Aryan,it is pronounced usually dr

'

ydn,

arles

Arman

W e imédz’

yfi

See harquebm e.

lovable. an . event. end. n otes.as .odd. connect, lembn. 6 (Germ. )

argumentum ad hominem ,

argiument'fimadhom

'

Iuem .

Ariad'né .

Ar 'ian .

A’rlél.

Arimanes, arlma'nez.

Assn.

Adda'

to.

Aristides, fidstld’éz.

aristocrat, aris’ttskrat.

Aristophanes, aristof’

anez.

Arkansas, arrange.

EVERY-DAY PRONUNCIA'I‘ION

arraign, aran'.

Arras, aras'.

arras, ar'as.

arrear, arer'.

Arretium , aré'shiiim .

arrierepensee,aryar'

ponsa'.

arrondissement, arondes

mon'.

arsenic, ar’snik .

Artaxerxes, artaksér’kséz.

Ar’tegal.

Artémido'riis.

Ar’temis.

artificer, artlf’lsér.

ar'tisan.

Artois, artwa’

Arundel, ar'undel.

Arvira’

gus, arvir'agfis.

Ar’yan, m an.

Asbes'tos, azbést’os.

Ascanius, askan'fiis.

Ascham (Roger) , as’kam .

Asclepiad, askle’

piad.

Asclepiades, asklépi'adéz .

Ashby de la Zouch , ash’bi

dé lazo'

och.

Asia, we.

Asiatic , aziat’Ik.

askance, askans’

, askans’.

oh . lu-u in use, urn. lip. circus. menu. feed. foot. out. oll. angle, part

asklent’

(Scot) .

Asmodé ’iis.

aspar'agiis.

Aspasia, aspa’

sla, aspa'

shm.asperity, aspér

’ItI.

asphalt, as'falt.

Asphodel, as’fbdel.

aspir'ant, as

’

pirant.

Asquith, as’kwith.

assay, asa'.

Properly so pronounced inwhatever sense it is used.

assets, as'ets.

assignat, as'Ignat;

asenya’.

assize, asiz’.

associate, aso’shlat.

assoilzie asoil'yi .

The z in this word re resents

an old letter 3 (yod) w ch hasdisappeared from our alphabet.It was some like a conso

nanty. Itmade liquid (mouillé ) an n or I which it followed,as in assoil3ie. When printers

to use the z to represent

it, it came to be pronounced as

z though some words, chiefly mScots, and proper names still

show traces of the older letter.

Mackenzie is sometimes locally

pronouncedMaclnnme, and some

of Dalziels have revertedto Dalyell.

assuage, aswadz’.

(FL ),

“thin

that.were.CH s Germp

wh a (Fr ) man See complete key.MM

1?”

36

assumption (Am ) , asump'

shun ; asum'

shun.

assurance, asho’

Tir’ans.

asthma, az'ma.

tion in the United States . Vari

astrakhan , as'trakan.

astrography, astrcg’raff.

astronomic, astr6n6m'fk.

ate, at, at.

Formerly, and still in England, commonly pronounced a.

i t is now widespread in the

United States . The change is

atelier atélya'.

Athelstane, ath’elstan.

The Latin form, Jam i, is

Athené (e’iim) (rum .

athlete, ath'let.


atour ato’ér.

At’reus, s

'tro

'

os .

A’tri.

The r should be slightly gut

sometimes give the sound of this

word as W , indicating the

Oidord Dictionary gives it as

above.

Aubert, obAr'.

Aubervilliers, oberVGya'.

O’CHInlék, aflak

’.

aucht OCHt.

Auchtermuchty, OCHtér

muOH’ti.

nu contraire, O contrAr’.

nu courant, 6 cc—oran

'.

thin , over.Eden.loe.m.61d.6m .Orb. ccfloe.6dd. chancct, lemon.6

attitude, at'ltiud.

attribute (subst ) at’ribiut;

(verb) , atrlb Iut.

attune, atiun'.

aubade, obad'.


audacious, 6da’shfis.

Audrey, 6’dri.

au fait, 6 fs'.

Aufidius, 6fid’1iis.

auf wiedersehen, ouf

derza’én.

Augean, 6gé’an

6’

gér.

These two words are pro

nounced alike, but derivativesfrom the second, augury. inau

gurate, and the like, have the

au grand serieux, 6 gran

seryo'.

au gratin, 6 gratan'.

Augustovo, ougoosto’vo.

aumous 6'm1

'

is.

au nature], 6 naturel’

aureola, cre'ola.

au revoir, 6 révwar'.

auricular, 6flk'iulér’

avoirdupois. av'érdfiPOiZ

'

Auriga, 6ri'

ga. A'VOH.

aurist, fi'ast‘

awa swc'

, swanaurora borealis, 6r6

'ra

awkward, 6k'wérd.

bfiréfi'usi borea

’lls. awmous 6

'mus.

Aurungzebe, 6r1‘

inzéb'

awry, ari’.

auscultation, cskillta’shfin. axiom , a

’ksium .

Auster, o’ster. Ayacanora, iakanO

’ra.

ah . lu-u in use. circus. menu. iced. fast. out. all. eagle, part. thin,that. acute. CH-Gerin. £05. a (Fr ) .mon See complete hen n a-154 0.

authority, other’itI.

auto de fé , 6’t6 dafs

'.

Autolycus, fit61’Ikiis.

autonomy, 6t6n’6m1.

autopsy, 6’t6psl.

Auv ergne, overn’

y’

auxiliary, 6gzfl’

yari.

ava avo’

, ava’.

avant courier, avant ko’

b'

riér.

Anglicized (more or less) fromthe B ench pronunciation dvdn

Avatar“

.

American dictionaries preferavdtdr

'.

avaunt, avout'

, avant':

avenue, av'enin.

aver.

aver aver.

averse, avers'

aversion, av ér'

zun.

Avil'ibn.


aye (meaning yes) , 1;

(meaning always) , 5Both words are sometimes

spelled ay, but pronounced as

Ayesha, i’ésha.

Aylmer, a’lmér.

l le, senl te. i t. i coord. l tm. lovable. Eve, event, 8nd. recint.thEre. over.Eden. Ice. lll, old.obey.Orb. cdfiee. cbnnect. lanes .6 (Germ .

Aymer, a'mér.

Ayr, fir .

Ayrshire, ar’shér.

Aza'zel.azote, a

’zot; (Brit)

az’rael.

azure, we , a'

ziur.

ba’bo

'

T) (babu)baccarat (baccara) , bak

arr

So given in American dictionaries. TheEnglishpreferbakard

'

,

which approximates the French

bacchant, bak’ant.

With a bachant air.

bacchante.

Mostcommonly (in theUnitedStates, at least) bdkdn

'tt, seem

ine after the Italian baccaiue.

Often 1161561113 the French pro

like baorhant, of which it is the

Bach baCH.

bacillus , basfl'lis.

Badajoz , badahoth'.

BadenPowell, bad'én po

’el.

badinage, badenaz'

, bad'

Badroulboudour, bidro_ol

Baedeker, ba'dékér.

The full name as

ab . h

“ m m -am u s m .)

L

Su ccum b s . ” 15-1 3.

bagatelle, bagatél'.

Bagdad, bag’dad.

Bagehot (Walter) , badz'ot.

bagnio,

Bagot (Sir Charles) , bag’

ut; (Canada) , bago’.

bahadur, bah6'do

'

6r, baby

Bailleul, bayel'.

bain marie, banmaré'.

bairn barn, bérn.

Balaam , ba’lam .

Balafré, balafra’.

Balder, bol’der.

Balfour, bal’fo

'

er.

balk, baulk, b6k.

Ballantrae, balli ntra’.

ballet, bal’la

’.


Balmoral (Castle) , bal

mer’al.

also, as a comof a fabric, a

boot.

balow, bs'lc

, ba'lcc .

balsam . bdl'sam .

balsami c, bdlsdm'lk,

sam'ik.

Balthasar, baltha’zar,

Balzac, bal’zak

'.

m edSaid to bebai

’sak.

Angh as

ba’nAI, bi n

'dl.

The Oxford Dictio givmerican

'

ctionbdn

'

dl. It is oftenthe French sound

w ere, bana’na.

The dictionaries seem

bannock ban’ok.

Banquo, ban’kwo

, ban'kb.

bap (Scot ) .

Barbados, barba’doz.

Barbarossa, barbaros'a.

barcarole, bar'karol.

bardie bard'f.

Bardolph , bar’doli .

ba'rium, ba

’rium .

Bar-is-Duc, bar’lé duk

'.

Barmecide, bar'misld.

So also bai’onetcgc, bar’onetcy.

baroque, barok'.

barouche, bare-

( Ish’

barquentine, bar'

kéntén .

barrace bar’as .

barrage, bar'adz, bar

’raz ' .

till the development of artilleryin France vs it a new

lw se of life, and ro t it withits French sound. rde

’

, on

recently it was so

to indIcate theThe

lic School Pronunciation of

Bartholdi , bartOIdé’.

basalt, basolt’

,bas

'

61t.

bas bleu , bablo.

bashaw, basho'.

Earlier form of posits .

bashi bazouk, bash’l be.

ao—ok

’.

Bashkirtsev , bashkért'séf.

basic , bas’lk.

basil, baz'll.

The


is pronounced bé'dd.

bedi'zen , bedi

'zen.

Béél'

zébfib.

been, bin.

Bin is said to be the Americanbéa the British.

Beethoven, ba'wvm

befa’ béfb

’.

béflh’

(Scot ) .begoud bego

-

od’.

behalf. béhéf’

belles lettres, bél lét’ré .

Bellini, bele’né .

bellows, bé l’bz, bél

’us .

piste allow M}. It is safeat

t

ic

say thatmost of the best Amera ronounoeW and Beluchlstan) .can speak

th last 11 lo f the8

myand tfatwism

wBelshazzar, bélshaz ar.

be'hemoth , sometimes also

belyye

behe’moth.

w e beneath, beneth’

, beneth'.

Behn (Mrs . Aphra) , bén.

Ben I be ll.

behoove, bého‘

ov’. soiled

“86

Bentham , ben'tem, bén

'

So pronounced, also, whenthé'm '

written Bering.Ben venue, ben yemu

'.

l ie. u ni te. one. It. ( coord. h m. b k. l oft. lovable. an . event. end. realm.

m .om .Eden.too.I“.61d.Obey.Orb.06590.Odd.connect. lemon.0 (Germ.)

beild béld.

bein bén .

Beirut, baro'

Bt'.

beit bet.

beldame, bel'dam .

bel esprit, bél espre’.

Bé l’fést.

Belfort (France) , bélf6r’.

Belgrade, bélgrfid'

“An Austrian army. awfully arrayed.Boldly bybctW y bedocedBW "

Bé l'ial, bel

’

yal.

belive béliv’.

Belknap, bel'nap.

Bellarmine, bél’armin, bé l

'


Ben Voirlich, ben v6r'

liCH.

benzine, bén’zén, bén

'sin.

In order to pronounce thisword ben

’zén, one must stress

the two syllables almostas most Americans do .

second syllable has little stress,it almost inevitably is pro

nounced with the i sound.

Beowulf, ba’bwoolf.

bequeath, békwéth’.

Beranger, de, dé baranza'.

berceuse, bérsoz’.

Berénga’ri

'

a.

Ber’esford.

berg'amot.

Bergerac, Cyrano de,

sérano dé berzérak’.

Berkeley, bérk’ll, bark

'li.

Berlin'

berlen’.

Bernhardi, bérnhar’dé .

Bernhardt, Sarah, Saraber

nar' .There is some sanction for an

anglicized sound of the name,sa

’rd bém

’hdrt, but it could hard

ly fail to sound rov incial to anybut a provin speaker.

Bernstorff, bém’shtorf.

ber’serk.

Bertillon , bértéyon’

Berwick (Eng. or

bér’lk.

Besangon, besan’son.

Besant’

, bezant’.

bés’tial, bés

’chal.

bestiary, bes’tiari.

bestrew,béstrcfi

’.

bete noire, bat nwar.

The French é in béte is an

Open e sound nearer to our 4

than any other single English

sound, butmore as if one shouldtry to pronounce d and e at

the same time.

Bethesda, béthéz’da.

Beth’lehem .

Bethmann-Hollweg, von ,

fbn bat’man hol

'vaCH.

Bethune, batun’.

betont’

betroth’

, betroth’.

See also bee-othal.

beuk

Bewick , biu'Ik.

bez'ant, bezant

’.

B iarritz , byaré ts’.

bibelot, bé'blo, bib

’lo.

bibliography, biblibg’rafi .

Bicester, bis'tér.

bicycle, bi’sikl.

bield, biel béld, bél.

bien , bein bén.

Ohr, iu a u in use, 0m . iip. circus. menll. feed. fo6t. out. oil. angle. part. thin,

th at. azure, OH -Germ . ich, n (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.


bier, bé r.

bifurcate, bi’fflrkat.

bijou , bé'

soo,

bijouterie, bésob t’éri ;

bé so_otré

'.

bike bIk .

billet-down, bilédoo’

béyaddo’.

binary, bi'nari.

bink bénk .

binocular, blndk'iular, bi

nok'iulal

'

.

bino'mial.

Note that the first syllableis

.

bi in this and similar

DO

The syllable bi

meaning two is sometimes bi

when unstressed as in binocular,

bipartite, bipart’lt.

B irnam , bér'nam .

B ismarck, bis’mark.

bismuth , blz'mfith,

muth.

bitumen, bitiu'mén,

bivouac, biv'wak, biv

'o

'

oak .

Bjornson, bayorn'slSn.

blanch .

blanc-manga blancmange,

blaming; bummany.

blasé , blaze}.

blaspheme, blasfém’.

With which compare

phem’er, blas

’

phemous, Mae'

or less in certain modes of speechthat observe set forms, as verse

blithe, blith .

blah.

Ila. eenl te. cl ro. i t. i coord. i rm. b k , soft. lov tble. eve. avant. 8nd. recent.thl re. over.Eden. ice. Ill. 61d.Obey.Orb. coffee.odd. connect. lemé n.6 (Germ. )

blackguard, blag’ard.

blad blad,bled.

blae bla.

blaewort bla’wfirt.

B lane, Mont.

blast .

blat'ant.

blaud b16d.

blawart.

See blaewort.

bleat, blet.

B lefuscu , bléffis'kiu.

Blenheim , blén’ém .

blessed, blést, blés'éd.

In ordinary speech the -cd

does not make a separate syl

lable. The -cd endings of verb

forms were once pronounced,


B loemfontein, blobm’flSn

B lount, bli’

mt.

blouse, blouz, blous.

B liicher, B luecher,

CHer.

As a common noun (a type ofboot or shoe) often spelledblucher and pronounced blo

’

é'chér.

blude blfid.

blue, blo—o.

At least oneAmerican authorit insists on bliu, and other auorities sanction it, though

giv ing bloc the preference. Certainly bliu is seldom heard in

the United States, even amongthe most careful speakers . In

general u does not have the insoundafter Iprecededbyanother

bluid blud.

B lumenthal, blobm’éntal.

blu'

B lythe, bli.

So pronounced by variousEnglish bearing thees

name. In the United States itis more commonly bli th or blah.

A British authorit DanielJones, gives Blyth as lith or bit,and Blythe as bitik.

Boabdil, boabdél’

Boadicea, boadisé’a.

Boanerges, boanér’dzéz.

boatswain, bo's’n.

Bct’

swan isgiven by the dietionaries as If It were the cor

rect pronunciation of the word,

and b6’s’n is offered as

“nauti

cal.” But is b6t’swdn ever heard

on the li of any one to whomthe wo has the faintest sparkof meamng?

Bob'adil.

Boccaccio , bocat'cho.

boche, bbsh, bosh.

The word is not fully naturalized; there is no accepted pro

nunciation of it unless it be theFrench (b6sh) The mostplausible explanation of its ongin isthat it comes from a nickname

for the German students in theFrench Lycées.

bodach bbd'aCH.

bodle, boddle bodl.

Bodleian ,b6dlé

'an, bod

'

lean.

Boeotian, béo’shan.

Boer, bo'er, boor.

Bohun , boon .

Boileau , bwalo'.

Boisé (Idaho) , boi'za.

Bois Guilbert, bwagelber'.

Bokhara, bOCHa’ra.

bolero , bale/rs, bolé

'ro.

American dictionaries agreeonwhich represents the

Spanish ronunciation. But

when we car the word at all,we are much more likely to hear

anAnglicized sound given

as second choice by the OxfordDictionary.

blur, in -u in use. urn , lip. circus. menfi . feed, foot. out, oil. angle. part. thin,

that. azure, OH -Germ . ich, a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

46 EVERY-DAY PRONUHCIATION

lea.

Bolingbroke, bol'inbrobk,

bal'lnbrobk.

bbl'ivar ; (Span ) , bdlé

’v i r.

Bologna, bolon'

ya.

bolshev ik, bbl’shév ék.

bolshev iki, bblshéve'ké .

bombard, (subst.) bbm’

bard, b om bard ;

(verb) bombard'

,bom

bird’.

bom’bast, bom

’bast.

Ther ehash h:m diam .

m g

bombazine, bbmbazén’

,

bombasén'.

So pronounced, also, whenwritten bombasine.

bo’na fi (16.

bonally bbna’ll.

Bonaparte, b6’napart.

bbnbon ; bonbbn.

Bonheur, bbnor'.

bon mot, bonmo.

bonne, bbn .

bon soir, bon swat .

bon v ivant, boa v évan.

boord bérd.

Bootes , bob’tez .

ale. sm i te. cl re. It. Sword. firm. Ink. soft . lovable. in , event. end. red nt.

there. over.Eden. ice.Ill. 61d.obey.orb.obfl‘

ee.6dd. obnneot. lembn. 6 (Germ )

6 and ti .

bonne bouche, bbn bo_osh.

bonnet, bon'ét.

Bonnev ille, bbn'vil.

of theFrench name of the author


boracic, boras'fk.

Bordeaux, b6rd6’.

bor’éél.

Borghese, borga’za.

borne, born.

borrel bbr’él.

bosom , booz'lim .

Some authorities approve alsobfi z

’fim.

Botha, bo'ta.

Bothwell, bbth'wél, both

we].

bothy, bbth'I.

Botticelli, bbtéchél’lé .

Boucicault, bo'

oséko’

,been

boudoir, bo‘

é’dwar.

boufl'

ant, boufi'

ante, bo'

of

as'

, bo-

ofant’.

bought, bught

b660Ht.

Bouguereau , bcfi géro'

bouillon, boT)'

y6n, bo"

ol’

yon.

bouk bobk.

boul bob] .

Boulanger, b661anza’.

“r, lu-u in use. n.ur

bourock, bourach

b66'rfik.

bourse, bcfi rs, burs.

boutonniere, bcfi tbnyar’.

bovine, bo'v in .

Bowdich, Bowditch , bou’

dich.

Bowdoin, bo'd’n .

bower hoT)'er.

bowie bou'I.

bowie (knife) ,p. circfis, menii. food. fo6t. out. oil, angle, part. thin.

that. s ure. CH -Germ.

p

ick. 1. (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 20.

bou lev ard, bo'

Bl'é vard;

bo'

Blvar’.

Boulogne, bo'

Blon’

yé .

boulversment, bcE lvérs

man’.

bounteous, boun'tifis.

bounteth , bountith

bo'téth, bo

’tith.

bouquet, books}.

Bourbon, boor'bfin ;

boorbbn; (Kentucky) ,bfir

'bl

‘

in .

bourd bcfi rd.

bourgeois, bobrswa'.

rinter’s term , name of

a size type, bardgois

bourne, born.

This word (meaning boundary,limit) has become more or lessconfused in spelling and pro

nunciation with bum ,


bowing. bowin

bo'

T)

bowkail bou'kal.

bowman , bouman

bo‘

o'men.

bowrock .

See bourock.

bow’t bout.

boyar, boyard, boyar'

,boi

’

am.

8 62 .

Bozzaris, botssr'és.

B rabantio , braban’shlo,

braban'sho.

brachial, brfik’lal, brak

'lal.

brae bra.

Braggadochio , bragad6'

shio, bragado'chlo.

braggadocio ,bragado

’shio,

bragado'chio.

te

gger

tggmlgdodt

gle

of Italianwords in w hio or -oceio, anandvery lately, as the Oxford Dictionary inte out pronounceditM

o

le“.

B rahc , Tycho, ti'ko bra

'e.

Brahma, bra/ma.

years old.

brany bra’ni .

brass, bras .

brattach (Scot.) brat'aCH.

brava'do, brava do.

bravura, bravo'

or'

a.

braw,bro.

breeches, brich’éz.

So also breaching, breech-block,breech loader, and the like.

breloque, brélbk'.

Bremen ,brem

’en ;

bra'men.

Brescia,bra

'sha.

Breslau,brés

'lou.

Brest-Litovsk, brést'lyé

tofsk’.

Bretagne, bretan'

y’

file. u ni te. elm. i t. l ceord. firm. b k. soft. lov l ble. Eye. event. 8nd. reobnt.thin . over.Eden. foe.Ill.Old.Obey.Orb. cbflee.bdd lembn.6 (Germ .)

Brahms, brhms.

braille, bral.

From the French preper nameBraille, brd

’

yé .

braird brfird.

Brandenburg, brand’en

B randes, bran’dés.

brand new, brand niu,bran

Dill .

A few purists are stillus thatwe must

“pronounce the

d”in thls combmat10n, and that

bran new is incorrect. It is as


most oommon in educated use .

Brom m heard from the vulgar.

"

browst bro—oat.

B ruges, brfis;bro

'

odz'és .

brugh brdbCH.

brnik brlik .

bruise, bro'

bz .

bruit, bro-

ot.

m ud, bro'

on'hilt.

Brunhild, brfin’hilt.

brusque, br66sk, brusk .

brusquerie, brilskéré'

.

brut, brilt.

Brynhild.

Bryn -Mawr (Wales) , brinmfir

'

,brinmor’

(Pennsylvania) , brln

'mar

'.

bubonic , biubon'lk.

buccaneer, btksnsr'.

Buccleugh ,

Bucentaur, biusén'tbr.

Buccphalus. biusef’alus .

Buchan buCH'an .

AlsoRad ian-Butlers

Bucharest, bo'

BkArést’

,biu

Buddha, bobd’a, bo

‘

od'a.

, the Ger

Buonaparte.

See Bonaparte.

i le. u ni te. cl re. It. Seem-d. i rm. Ink. soft . lovable. Eve. event. i nd. molnt.than . ovtr.Eden. ice. Ill. 61d.bbey .Orb. obflee.bdd. chancot. lemon. 6 (Germ.)

té .

Buenos Aires, bwa’nbe

f’rés.

bufiet (cupboard) , bo'

bia’

;

bfifa'.

Bug, bdbg.

bughtSee bought.

buik byo‘

Bk, bo'

Bk.

buirdly blird'li.

buist bust.

buit but.

bukeSee built.

Bukowina, bo'

okbv é'na.

Bulgar, bobl'

gar.

Bulgaria, boblgar'ld.

B illow (von) , fbn bu’lbv .

bulwark , bobl’whrk.

bumbaze bfim’bfiz .

Bundesrat (Bundesrath) ,bdbn

'désrat.

biin'sén.


buoy, b01, bwol .

Boi is the pronunciation uni

versally heard among sailors,and prevailingly elsewhere.

Bob'i,suggestedbysomeauthori

ties, probably represents the

same sound as, or a slight va

riant from,

bure (Scot ) bur.

bureau , biu to.

In Great Britain the stress

is usually

on the final syllable.

”

—Oxic Dictionary. In theUnited States it is uniformly on

the first syllable.

bureaucracy, biuro'krasl.

British usage sanctionsbiurdk

’rdsi.

burglar, burg'lar.

aw, in-u in use. lip. circus, menll. lead. out. on.“do.M 0 thin.

that."we. CHI-Gem . lab, 11 (Fr.) mm . See complete key.pages 16-20.

Burgundy,bur

’

glindi .

burin, biu'rin.

burlesque, burlesk’

burro , bob’ro, biir

'o.

burrows-town bfir’

fis—to‘

on.

business, bIz’nés.

bhak

butte, biut.

butterine, bfit'érén.

byganes bi’

ganz.

Byronic, birbn’lk.

Bysshe, bish .

Byzantine, bizan'tin, biz

’

antIn, bizan’tin.

ca’

(Scot.) kb.

Caaba, ké abs.

cabal, khbal’.

cabalism , kab'alism .

caballero (Span ) , kabhl

yér’o.

cabaret, khbhra'

,khbarii

’.

cabriolet, kabrlols’.

cacao , kaka'o, khka

'o.

cachalot , cAsh'albt.

cache, cAsh.

cachet, kasha’.

cachexia,kakéx

'la.

cachinnate, kak'lnat.

cachou , kesho—o'.

cacique, kasék'.

thé z skribénd'i .

cacophony, kako’fa .

Cacus, ka’kus.

cadaver, kada’ver.

cadaverous, khdav’érus.

cadenza, khdént’sa.

cadi , kh'dl, ka

'dI.

Cadiz , ka’dlz ;

ké théth’.

Cadmean.klldmé’hn.

(Span) .

caduceus, ksdiu’séus.

Cadwalader, kadwbl’adér.

caecum , sé’kum .

Cmdmon , khd'mun.

Caen, kin.

Ce sarea ,sam e

, sé zaré'

a.

Also written Cm

Ca sarean, Cwsarian, 8625’

it is sometimes written caf eter ia,and pronouncedwane s.

caffeine, ki f’éin

,kaf

’één.

Cagliostro, di, dé khlybsfi

trb .

cahier kays’.

Caiaphas, ki'

sfas,ki

’afhs.

cailleach, cailliach

kal’

yaCH.

Ca Ira, 85. erh’.

l ie. u ni te. m e. i t. l ccord. i nn. b k. soft. lovable. Eve. Ovent. ind, ”stat,M N . om am m omo bldom ' m om .m m m 5 (Gm ,

casura, séziu'ra, sésiu

'rh.

café, khfa'.

café-eu -lait, kafaola'.

café -chantant, khfa'shhh

tan'.

cafeteria, w as“ .


cairn, kam .

Cairo (Egypt) , ki'ro; (Illi

nois) , ka'ra

caisson, kas'bn.

Caius, ka’fis.

The pronunciation of this

word as the name of Caius Col

lege, Oxford, kéz or k'

e'

s,comes

from the name of the founder,John Kay, or Keys, of which

Cains is the Latinized form .

calaboose, kalabc'

fi s’.

Calabria, khla'

b’ria;

kaléb'réé .

Calais, kal’a, kal

'is, kma

'.

The first and second are the

Anglicized versions of the name

of the French city ; the second

is the sound of the name of the

city in Maine ; the third repre

sents the French sound of the

name of the French city.

calésh'.

Calav eras, kalava’ras.

calcareous, kalka’rius.

Calchas, kal’kfis.

calcimine, kal’simin .

Also written kalsomine.

calcine, kalsin’

,kal

'sin.

calculate, kal'kiulat.

The u has the iu sound 1n all

words on this stem ; calculable,ive, calculator, and the

like.

Caldecott, k61'dékot

caldron , kol’drbn.

The spelling cauldron is preferred by some lexicographers asbetter representing the historyand sound of the word. See

calf, kéf, kaf.Durin eleven centuries there

18 scare.

a possible pronunciation of t word that has not

been, at least locally, in use,

from kéa'

lf to chOlj'

.

yLexicog

raphers now are almost unanimous for 10t In practice loafwill be found acceptable, eitheron the ranch, where kd

'

f lacon

sidered an afiectation, or in thedrawin -room , where leaf isfrown on as a vulgarism.

calf’

s foot, khis fobt.

We are told that we must notsay have fa

‘

ot It 18.

not“ incor

rect”in itself, but 18 the plural

form . If the purist insists on

talkin by the book we mightremin him that the jelly isundoubtedl made from the feetof more t n one calf,

-it is“ foot jelly

”from calves.

Caliban , kal'1bin .

Caligula, kalig’iula.

caliph , ka’lif

,ka

’lif.

caliphate, kal’ifat.

calisthenics, kalisthén'lks.

calk , k6k.

callao, khlh’o, khlya

’o.

caller kal’ér.

calligraphy, kalig'rafi.

Calliope, ka"ope.

bhf , ln-u'

m use, urn , iip, circus. menu, feed, fa6t, out, oil, angle, part. thin.that. azure. CH n Germ . ich, n (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

This, we are told, is the cor

rect pronunciation of the com

fimt and

calumny, kfil’fimnl.

Calv é , kalva'.

calyx, ka’llx, kfi

’lix.

camaraderie, khmarfidére'.

The first and third nyllablesalso are ntressed, but not no

Cambrai , khnbra’.

Cambyses, kfimbl’sé z.

Camelot, kam'élbt.

Camille, kamél’

;

kfime’

y’.

kfimEzfir’.

camomile, kam’o .mil

(FL ).


Camp de Mailly, has dé

miye'.

kfimpé ch'l.

Canaan, kan’an

canaille, kanh'

y’.

This word was more or lemin the

canard. m i ld“ (FL ) :khnhr

'

canary, kana'rl.

candelabrum , k i nd é lafi

brum .

file. a nfim olm fih ficoord. firm. fink. noi lovfiblm five. tm h find.thfire. over.Edem lee.m.61d.

reel“.

. obnneet. lemon. 6 (Germ.)

now exce t an a Frenchw1th soun .

Canajoharie, kfinadsohar’l.

Canandaigua, kfinéndi fl

gwh.


Candide, khndéd’.

canine, ka'nin, kanin

’.

Lexicographers prefer the second ; almost everyone else pre

canna kan'fi.

cannach kan'aCH.

Cannes, kan.

cafion, kan’

yon ; (Span) ,kanyon

’.

Canonicus, kanbn'ikfis.

Canopic, kanop'Ik .

Canorous, kanb’rus.

Canossa, khno’sa.

Canova, kano'va.

cantabile, kénth’bi

’

lé .

cantaloup, kant’aloop,

kant’alop.

The word has a number of

variant spellings, of which the

one given above and cantalope

are now preferred. The pro

nunciation kdnt’dlop is common

ly used for the form cantalope.

Cantaloup is preferable bistori

cally—the word is from Canta

lupo, a country seat of the Pope

near Rome.

cantata, khnta'tfi.

cantatrice (It) kénth

tréch’a; khnth

tres'

canteen, kantén’.

cantharides, kanthar’Idéz.

Canton , (China) kantbn’

(U . S) , kan'tbn.

Canute, khulut’.

canzone, khntso'na.

caoutchouc, c o’cho

'

ok,

kou’cho

'

ok .

American dictionaries preferthe first, British dictionaries prefer the second.

capacious, kipa’shfis.

cap-A-pie, kaphpe

’.

Capernaum , kapér'nhum .

Capet, ka'

pet, ka’

pet;

khpa’.

capias, kap’Ias, kap

'Ias .

capillary,kap

’ilfiri, kspflfi

hr!

Capitoline, kap'Itblin ,

kapit’blin.

capon, kap’on .

capote, kapct’.

Cappuccini, khpooché’né .

Capreae, kap'ré é .

Caprera, képra'rfi.

Capri, ka’

pre.

capriccioso , khprétchc’sfi.

Capuchin, kap'iuchin.

Capulet, kip’iulét.

caput, ka'

put, kap’ut.

Carabas, kar'abas ;

karhba'.

Caracalla,m akers.

bhf , ln-u in use, urn, iip, cirehe, menu. fdbd. f66t. out. oil, angle. part. thin,that. anure. OH -Germ . tab, 111 (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.

5


Caraccioli, kfirficho’lé .

Caractacus, khrfik'

takfis .

caramel, kfir’émél.

carat, khr'é t.

the sound

aries make the o of carrot en

tirely obscure but leaveto the second a of caral a v estigeof the a sound. The lexicog

ghost.

Caravaggio, kfirhvh'dzo.

caravansery, kfirfivfin’sérl.

When written caravanserai theword is said to be pronouncedkdrdadn

'sérl. Fitzgerald, how

ever, thought otherwme:

Sultan in his

mm!)Abode appointed hour, and wenthis way.

"

carbine, khr’bin.

shiis.

Carbonari, kfirbbnfi'ré .

bureter, kfir’biurétér.

Carcasonne, karkfisbn'.

cardamine, kfirdfim'inl ,

khr'damln.

carditis , khrdlt'fs.

file. eenfite. si re. fit. fiocord.

khrlbvin'

Carrara, ki ri’ra.

carriage, kfir’ridz.

carrousel, kfircfi zél'.

carse kars, kérs .

Cartagena, khrthdzé'na

(Sp) , kfirthha'nh.

carte blanche, kfirt blhnsh.

firm. fink. coll . lovfible. fiv e. tvent. find.

thfire. ov tr.Eden. loo. (11. Old.Obey.Orb. cfifiec. Odd . cbnnnct.

rocles.lambs .6 (Germ.)

Carémc , khram'.

Carency, karhnsé’.

caret, kfi'ret, kfi

'rét.

Cf. carat.

Caribbean, kfirlbe’hn .

caribou , kar’lbo

'

B.

caricature, kfir’Ikfitiur.

caries , kfi'riéz.

Carlovingian,

Carlsruhe, kfirls'rooe.

Carlyle (Thomas) , khrlil'.

carmine, kar'min, khr

’min .

carnelian , khrné l’lan .

carnival, khr’nival.

carnivore , karniv'bra.

Carolingian , ki rblln’dzlfin.

Carolinian, ki rblln’lfin.

carotid, karbt’ld.

Carranza, khrhn’zh.

Mexican pronunciation damnot call for the th sound of c

58

cateran ki t'eran.

cater-cornered, kat’ér-kbrfi

nerd.

cathedra, k h t h é d’ra,

kathed’ra.

Catherine deMedici, kathfi

érin damad'Eché .

cathode, kath'bd.

cathodic, kathbd’lk.

ca’

thro kh’thrb

,

kO'thrO.

Caucasian , kOka's hun ,

kOka’shiin.

Caucasus , kO'kfisfis.

cauld kbd.

cauldrife kbd'rif.

causeway, kca’wa.

This is not the same word as

matey an embankment,but is the way on the causey or

matey-way; hence, a paved way

cavalero , khvalé’ro.

Cavaliero is also so

nounced; both are less com

plctely Anglicized forms of cav

Cavalieri, kav élyfi’ré .

CavalleriaRusticana,khvh

lhré’aro

'

ostlkh’na.

cavatina, kavhté’nfi.

caveat, kav'éat.

cave canem , ka’v é ka

’ném .

file. senfitc. cfiro. fit. ficcord. 6m m ):


Cavell (Edith) , kav él’.

cavxar'

khv lhr.

This wordhas fluctuatedwidely in the past, both in form andsound, and is by no meansstable to-day. The sound represented here is generally accept

able now, but not necessarilythe only acceptable one.

cav il, kav’ll.

Cawein (Madison) , kawln’.

cayenne, kaén'

,ki

'

én'.

Cayster, kals’ter.

Cayuga, kayo—o’

ga.

cayuse, kiyb‘

os’.

Cecil, sé'sfl, sé

’sll.

Cecilia, sésll'la, sésfl

'

ya.

Cecily, ses'lli.

that is almost

those who

the 1“

long

Cedric, séd’rlk, kéd

'rik.

Cedron , sé'drbn.

celandine, sé l’hndln .

Celebes, sél'

ébé z.

celestial, sélés’chhl.

fink. .noffi lovtble. five. Ovent. bed roomw e“ 0Ed“ .toe.mo6140M 1” . M om “.6 (Gm


Celestine, sél’éstin, 8251

’

éstin, sélés’tin.

As the name of a mineral, theword is commonly pronounced1n the first way indicated here.

Celia, sé l'la

, sel’

ya.

celibacy, sél'lbasi.

One or two authorities allowalso sélib

’dsi , but no one ever

says 1t.

cellar, sél’ér.

Cellini, Benv enuto ,

vando’to chélé

’né .

cello , chél’o.

Celt, sélt.

Pronounced Kelt when so

spelled.

cement, sémént’.

The pronunciation sém’ént is

giv en by all lexicographers, and

preferred by man but it is

seldom heard in or ry speechin the United States .

cemetery, sém’étéri.

Cenci, chén’ché .

Cenis, Mont, mon séné’.

centenary, sén’ténari.

centrifugal, séntrif’iugal.

centripetal, séntrip’ltal.

cephalic , séfal’Ik .

Cephas, sé’fas.

Cepheus, sé’fius, sé

’féfis.

ceram ic , séram’ik .

Sometimes written keramicand pronounced keram

’ik.

ben

cerate, se’tat.

Cerberus, sér’bérlis.

cerebral, sér’ébral.

cerebrate, sér’ébrat.

cerebric , sére’brik

cerebro-spinal,

Spi’nal.

cerebrum , sér’ébri

’

rm .

cerement, ser’ment.

Note that in words beginningwith cere those that come from

Lat. cerebrum (cerebration, cere

bro cl. al.) have the first syl

lable pronounced sér whereas

those that come from Lat. cera,

wax, (cerecloth, cerement, et cl.)as well as those that come from

Lat. Ceres (cereal) , have the firstsyllable pronounced sér.

Ceres . se’rez .

cereus, sé’réiis.

cerise, serez’.

certain , sér’t’n, sér

’tin.

certes , sér’téz, sér

’tlz.

Occasionally found in older

poetry as a monosyllable.

certie, certy ser’ti.

certiorari, sérshibra’ri .

certis sér’tis.

cerulean , sérbb l’éan .

ceruse, sé’roos, séro

'

bs’.

Cerv antes , thérv hn’tas

servan’tez .

Cerv era, thérva'ra.

Ohr. iu = u in use , urn , tip, circfis. menii. fo"od, fdbt. out, oil, angle. part. thin.

that. azure. CH =Germ . ich, n (Fr.) man . See complete key. pages 15-20.


cerv ical, sér’

vlkal.

m are (logic) , sé’zaré ; (It.

name) , chazh’ra.

cess see

c’

est-h-dire sé'tader

'.

éris pfir'ibils .

Cetinje, tsét'énya.

Cevennes , saven’.

Chablis , shhblé’.

This is the only acceptableronunciation for the word.

ut what did Browning have mmind when he wrote“In doon m t I. nnd brought out s

a

.

cheene. and s bottle of

on

“mag

nu

mand forgot the loaf

(Gordan Pm .

chacun A son gout

shakun'nfi sen goo

'.

chafe, chaf.

chaff, chaf.

Chagres, cha’

grés .

chagrin , shhgrin’

, shhgrén'.

The first 18 preferred:1n American usage ; the second m British

chaise, shaz.

Holmes’s title,“The One

Ichalcedony, kfils é d on l , leather made from its skin.

ki l'sédfinl. Thus, in reading Manfred we

file. nenfite. cfire. fit. ficcord. firm . fink. noffi. lovable. Eve. event. find. recfint,there. over. Eden. ice.Ill. 61d.Obey.Orb. obfiee. 6dd. cbnnect. lemé n. 6 (Gem )

Chalcis, kfil’sis .

Chaldean , kfildE’hn.

Chaldee, kfil’dé , kalde

'.

chalder chbl'

der,ch6

’der.

chaldron , chOl'dron.

See also caldron.

chalet , shsls’

, shalé’

, sha'lfi.

chalice, cha’lls.

challis, sha’ll,chfil

'is.

Ché lons, shélbn.

Chdlons-sur-Mame (M rmin )andChdlons-sur—Saone (war can) .chalybean , kalibé

’én .

Cham , kfim .

Variant of Khan (t nyisKhan, Kubla Khan) . TheOflordDictionary calls Cham obsolete .

chamberlain , cham’berlin.

dé lfiks.

chameleon , kame1'1an .

chfim fer.

Cham inade -Carbon el ,

shhménhd'-kfirbbnél

'

Chamisso , shhm ésb'.

chamois, sham'i, shfim ’

oi,

shamoi’

; shhm

wa’.


m1ght speak of the shdmwdhunter, and at another time, of

polishingmetalwith sham’i skin.

Chamonix, shhmone’.

A variant is Chamoum , pro

nounced shdm

shinChammgne (Fr.)pan

'

yé .

The word'

1s, of course, Anglicized as the name of a kind of

wine

champaign, shfimpan’.

British authority is in favorof the older sound chdm

’

pan.

ChampdeMars (Fr. shin

dé mfirs.

champignon , champin'

yl‘

in ;

shanpénycn'.

This word has long beenAnglicized. It occurs early (sixteenth century) as champion,later as champinion.

Champigny, chanpényé’.

Champs Elysees, shamal

'

a- 1

chance, chi ns.

chancery, chana'eri.

chfin’dlér.

chanson , shinson'.

allowan Anglicized sound, shdn’

but the word 18 not

heard on the vul ar tongue, and

most of those w o use it now

s it the Ifi'

ench0

sound. Thev

ord Dictionary gives only

the French pronunciation, butamong the cltations 1s Daniel’sline,

“His holy Chansons fittedto their String

”in which

it would seem at least to bestressed on the first syllable.

Chantecler, shfintclér’.

The English form , chanticleer,is pronounced chdnt

'ikwr.

Chantilly shéntéyé'.

As the name of a kind of lace

this is Anglicized as shanttl’i .

chaos, ka’bs.

chaparajos (Mex. Span) ,chaphrh

’hbs.

In the United States, the garment is known as chaps or shape

where it is used.

chaparral, chap’aral.

chapeau bras, shapo’brh

’.

chaperon , shap’érbn

, ship’

ercn.

Chapultapec,

pék'.

char, chare, chhr, char.

charade, sharad'.

British usage prefers shardd'.

chargé d’affaires, sharza’

daffir'

charivari, shfi’fivh

’rl.

Charlemagne, shhr'leman

shhrlémhn’

yé .

Charleroi, shhrlérwh'

Charlevoix, sharlévwh'.

chhpo“

oltii

Ohr, in -u in use, urn, iip, circfis , menfi . feed. ib'

6t. out. oil, angle, part. thin.that. azure. CH-Germ. ich. 111 (Fr.) man. See complete key. pagen 15 -20.


charlotte

r6'

os’

rils'

.

Charm ian , chfir’mlfin.

Charon , ka’rbn.

m e, shfir'lbt

shhrlbt'

Cham ellser SM OZI.

Charybdis, karib’dis.

chasseur, shasbr.

chassis, shas’ls, shas

’e.

frame, and gives us the word

eash(es) as applied to windows.

as a technical term , and pro

nounced shd’eé . With its new

popularity it has gone back tosomething like its earlier Anglicized sound ; it occurs in theform chasm in the seventeenth

chastise, chfistlz'.

chastisement, chfist’lzmént.

chasuble, chfis’iub

’

l.

ché teau , shfitb'.

Chateaubriand, s h h t 6

bréfin’.

chateau en Esp'

agne, shhto’

finésphn’

y’

Chate lain e, shfit'é lan ;

(Brit) shat’élan

shfitélfin’.

Chatham , chfit'ém

file. nenfite. cfire. fit. ficcord. firm .

Chétillon , shfitéybn’.

Chaucer, chb’sér.

Chautaqua, shfitO'kwfi,

chatb’kwa.

chauv in , shOvfin’.

chef , shéf .

chef d’

czuvre, shédb'vr

Chekhov , cha'kbf.

Chelsea, chél'sé .

Cheltenham , chél’t’nam

Chemin des Dames, she

mhn'as dfim

'.

Chemnitz , kém’nlts.

Chemung, shémiing’.

chenille, shénel'.

Cheops, ké'bps .

Cherbourg, shérbcTor’.

cherchez la femme, shérshfi'

1h fam .

cheroot, shéro'

Ot'

, chéro'

Bt'.

Cherubini, karo’

Bbe’né .

Cheshire, ché’shér.

chestnut, ches'nut.

cheval de frise, shévfil'dé

fré z

Usually used in

’

a defenseused by the

Frisians as defense against cav

slry att .tack

noffiu lov éble eve év enh find recfint.fink.thfire. over. seal. loc, lll.61d.Obey.Orb. obflee.Odd. cbnnect. lemOn O (Germ. )


cheval glass, shévhl'

glas.

chevalier, shévalér’

shévfil'

ya.

chevelure, shév élur’.

Cheviot, chév'ibt.

Chevy chase, chév'l chas.

Cheyenne, shién’

Cheyne (Walk) , chain,chin.

chianti, kéhn'té .

Chiaroscuro, kyfirbsko‘

o’rb.

Sometimes chiaro-oscura (kyd’

rO-Osk

chic, shek.

Characterized as slang by theOxford Dictionary, and as col

loq byAmerican dictionaries.

Chicago , shIkO'

go.

chicanery, shikan’éri.

Chi’chéstér.

chield chél.

chiffonier, shifbnér'.

chignon , shénybn'.

Chihuahua, chéwh'wh.

childe, child.

Of the word child in thissense

the (if

or

fd Di

latignar

l

'

l

ysays you 0 ent e irtused

’

ln ballads an the like as

a kind of title. When used bymodern writers, c om m o n ly

ed chylde or childe for distmction

’s sake.

”This use of

the word is archaic .

Childeric , chfl'dérik ; (Fr.)

(Childéric) sheldarék'.

chil'drén.

Chi'li.

Makers of gazetteers tell usthat when the name is s lledChile, it should have the pan

ish sound ché’ld . The distinc

tion is seldom made in every-day

usage. There is a rov ince inChina the name 0 which is

signed chili orchihli and sounded

a"le.

Chillicothe, chflicbth’é .

Chillon, shéyér’

l’

Some authorities acceptAnglicized sound, shil

’an .

Chilperic , chil’

périk ; (Fr.)

(Chilpéric) shé lparék'.

chimera, klmé'ra

,kime

'ra.

chixnpansee, chimpan'zé ,

chimpfinzé’.

Chinese, chinez’

, chinés'.

Chingachgook , chinghk’

gdbk, chinghch’

gdbk.

Chino—bk

'.

Chippewa, chip’éwh.

Sometimes spelled Chippewayand pronounced chip

’ewa.

chirography; kirbg'rafi .

chiromancy, ki’rcmansi.

chiropodist, kirbp’bdist.

chirurgeon , k i rflr’dzé n ,

chlrur’dzén.

A modern pronunciation of anarchalc word.

Chisholm , chiz’i'

lm .

bhr. ln -u in use. urn, tip, circfis , menii , ffi d , fdbt, out. oil, angle, part, thin,

that. azure , CH =Germ . ich, £1 (Fr.) man . See complete key, pages 15 -20.


Chiswick , chiz’lk .

Chittim (Bible) , kit’lm .

chivalric , s h i v'fi l r i k ,

shlval’rlk.

British usage prefers the sec

chivalrous, shlv’slrfis .

Chloe, klc’é .

choler , kbl'ér.

choleric, kbl’érlk.

Cholmondeley, chum’li.

Chopin , shbpfin'.

Not to be confused in sound

with the common nouns c’in

chough , obhi .

Chrestien de Troyes, kri

tyan’dé trwa.

nounced as here indicated.

chrestomathy,kréstbm

’

Chriemhild, krém'hilt.

Sopronounced,also,whenWritten Kriemhild, but when either

form has a final c, it is sounded

Christen, krls"n.

Christmas, krls'mfisl

Chronos, krbn’bs, krou

'bs.

Chryseis, krisé'ls.

chrysolite, kris'bllt.

chrysoprase, kris’bpraz .

equivalent of ciaatrwc.

Cicely.

Cicero,

’

sis’érb.

Cicerone, chichércn’a, sis

érbn’i .

cicisbeo , chéchézba’o,sielefi

béc.

Cid,sld ; (Sp) , theth .

ci-devant, sé-dév hn’.

Cienfuegos (Sp) , thesa

fwa'

gbs ; (Cuban) , se

anfw'

a'

gcs.

ci git, sé dae’.

ciliary, sil'lfiri.

Cimabue, chémhbo—o’a.

Cimmarian , slmé'rlhn.

cinchona, sInkOn’a.

Cincinnati, slnsina’tl .

cincture, sink’tiur.

Ograf.

Cinna, sin’a.

file. nenfite. cfire, fit. ficcord. firm. fink. noffi. lovable. Ev e. avant, find, racing,

thfire, over , Eden, loo.111.Old , Obey.Orb. cbfiee.Odd. cbnncct. lemOn, 6 (Germ)

Chrysostom. kris'bstbm ,

krlsbs’tbm.

Cibber, sib'er.

cicada, sika'de.

cicatrice, sik'atrls.


clientele, kliéntél, klléntél’.

climacteric, klimfik’térlk,


0

clio , kli’O.

clique, klék.

clishmaclaver (Scot.) klIshmhkla’v ér.

cloaca, klos'ka.

Cloisonne, klwhzbna'

Close (subst. An enclosed

Clotho , klo’thb.

cloture, klOtilr'.

The word is French, and inspite of recent f ency in thenewspapers has y the Frenchsound. So far the American

public reads it but does not

Clough (ArthurHugh) ,kliif.

clour kloTl’

ér.

Clusium , klo'

bs'ilim .

Clytemnestra, klitémnés’

tra.

Clytie, klit'l.

Cnidian, ni’difin.

Cnidus, nI’dl

’

is .

coadjutant, kcfidz'iutfint;

koadziu'ttnt.

coadjutor, kOOdaiu’tOr.

cognoscente, kOnyOshén’ta.

coherence, kché’réns.

cohesive, kOhé'

slv .

Cohoes , kOhOz'.

ooifi'

eur, kwafOr’.

file. eenfite . cfire fit. fiocord, firm. fink. norffi. lovfible. five , Ov ent. find. recent,there. over.Eden. ice. 111.Old.Obey.Orb. oOfice, Odd cOnnect. lemOn.O (Germ. )

Coahuila, koAWG'la.

coalheugh kol'

hiuCH.

Coblenz , ko’blents.

cobra, kob’ra.

cocaine, ko'kan.

colloquial by the dictionaries.

cochineal, koch'lné l.

cochlea, k6k'léa.

Cockburn (Lord) , ko'btlrn.

Cocytus, kcsi'

tus.

codify, kbd’ifl , kbd

’lfi .

In general, American usage

prefers the first; British the

Coeur d’Aléne (Fr ) , kor

'

dalén’

; kfir’

dalan’.

Coeur de Lion k6r’

d’lébn

'.

coma , k6f’1n.

coghle kb’CHl.

cognac, kon'

yak.

cognizance, k6g'nlzans.


coiffure, kwafur.

American dictionaries allowalso koi

’

fiur; some prefer it.

At least one authority com

coign, koin.

Practically obsolete except inthe Shakespearean phrase,“eclgn of vantage.

”

Coila koil’a.

Coke (Sir Edward) , kok,ko

'

ok.

colander, kfil’andér.

colchicum , kol’kikfim .

Colchis, kol'kis.

Colenso (Bishop) , kolén'so.

Coleridge, kolridz.

Coligny, de, dé kolé’nyé

'.

The stress should be nearlyeven on all three syllables, Ifanything a trifle more on thesecond than on the others

Colin Clout, kol’in klont.

collation , kola’shfin.

collicshangie koli

shan’l.

collocate, kol’okat.

colocynth, kol’oslnth.

Colombian , kolom’bian.

Colon , kolon'.

colonnade, kolbnad'.

colophon ,kol

’ofon.

colportage, kol’

portadz,kolpbrtaz

’.

colporteur, kolportor.

There is an Anglicized form ,

colporter, pronouncedMl’

pértér.

Colquhoun , koho—ou

’

,ko

h66n'.

column , kol'um .

columnar, kolfim'nar.

coma, koma.

comatose, kom’atos.

British usage prefers kém’

c‘

zws.

combatable, kom'batabl,

kombat’abl.


also kz‘

im’bdtdbl as second of the

three.

combativ e, kom'bativ ,

kombat'IV .

Com édie Francaise, ko

made’fransaz

'.

Com édie Humaine, ko

made’iiman

'.

com édienne, komadéén'.

comeliness, kiim'llnés.

comely, kum’li.

comfit, kfim'fit.

com fort, kfim’fért.

comfortable, kfim'fértabl.

Comines , de, (16 komén'.

mity, kom'iti.

comm andant, komandant’.

comme il faut, kiim é l fo'.

commendable, koménd’abl.

ln-u in use.urn. i'

lp. circus. menu. ffi d. foot. cut. oil, angle. part. thin.*“t0"m ; Gil-Gena! “Mii ‘F‘Q m0”! 599 complete key, page! 16

-20.


Commodus, k6’m6diis .

commonalty, kom’oni ltl.

commonweal, kom’onwel.

Originally two words ; and

still proper] so in sense of

suchtherecwm um

would be as much stress

on weal as on the first syllableof common. But as one wordit is accented like common

communal k bm’ iu nal ,

komin 1151.


ond. So m amm alia n, i d , andothers.

kom’ina

, and the verb kdmitm'

,

communicative, komin’

nIkttlv .

communique, xfimiinéka’.

communist, kom’iunist.

commutate, kom’iutat.

commutativ e, komiut’atlv ,

kom'iutttlv .

Comorin , kbm'orln.

commet kom’

pakt; k6m

Pi kt'

comparable, khm’

parfib’l.

comparative, kompar'ativ .

tls . sentts . ctre. i t. tcoorde

compatriot, kompa'trlfit.

compelled, kompé ld’.

compensate, k6m’

pénsat,kompén

'sat.

satlv .

The London (“Public School

Pronunciation”) is givenJones) as

pronunciation is oftenM

biaard inAmerica on the lips of good

dictionaries

compensatory, kfimpén'

sttbri.

Cornpiégne, kénpyén’

y’.

complaisance, kom'

plazans,kbmpla

’ztns .

complaisant, kom’

plazant.

cornplex (subst. and adj.)kbm

’

pléks ; ( v e r b ) ,kompleks

'.

composite, kom poz’l t ,

k6m’

p6zit.

compos mentis, kom'

poe

men'tis.

comprador, komprador’

,

k6m’

prad6r.

compress k6m’

pres ; (verb) , komprés'.

compte rendu ,kont randli

’.

comptoir, kontwar’.

(m m . soft. lovtbls . fiv e. M ot, i nd. rectum,thin . over.Eden. Ic ll.61d.6bey.0rb. ctfl

'

ee.6dd. cbnnect. [en ema (Ca mi )


comptometer, k6mpt6m’

étér.

comptroller, kontrolér.

compurgator, kom’

pfirga

ter.

comrade, kom'rad, k6m

’

rad.

Comte, kont.

Comus , ko’mus.

con amore, konamo’ra.

conativ e, kon’ativ , kon

’

ativ .

concatenate, konkat’énat.

concav e, kon’kav .

concentrative, konsén’tra

concertino , kbnchérté’no.

concerto , kbnchér'to.

conch , konk, konch, koush.

The first is the only one recognized in British usage; the others

are often considered prov incial

in the United States.

concierge, konsyérz’.

concise, konsis’.

conclav e, kon’klav .

conclude, k6nkl66d’.

conclusiv e, k6nk166’siv .

concord, kon’kord, kon

’

kord.

Concord,kon

'kérd.

concrete, kon’kret, kon

kret'.

The first is now generally preferred for the adjectiv e and isalmost univ ersal for the substantive. The second is theonly pronunciation given to thecomparativ ely rare verb Theverb meaning to treat with con

crete is pronounced Icon’krét.

concretely, kon’krétli.

Kdnkrét’l’t is often heard, but

it is not sanctioned by the die

tionaries.

concreteness, kon'kretnés.

concubinage, k 6n k i u

binadz.

concubinary,konkiu’binarl.

concubine, kon’kiubin.

concupiscent, k 6n k i u

pisént.

Conde, de, dé kasda'.

condign , kondin'.

condolence, kondo’léns.

condottiere, kbndottyar’a.

conduit, kon’dlt.

condyle, kon’dil.

Confessio Amantis,fésh

'io amau

’tis.

confessor, konfés’ér.

confidant, konfidant'

, kon’

fidant.

confidante, kon f idan t’

,

kon'fidant.

kon

Ohr. ia-u in use. urn. lip. cirofis. menu. fared. fa6t. out. oil. angle. part. thin,that. acute, CH a Germ . ich. h (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.


confine kOn’fln,

kbnfin'

; (verb) , kOnfin

’.

confirmative, kOnfur'ma

tiv .

confiscate, kbn’fiskat, kliu

fis’kat.

conflagration , k6nfifigrfi'

shun .

confluent, khn'flo

‘

oént.

confrere, konfrar'

,kOnfrfi/r.

congee, kOn’dzé .

In some older mmostly obsolete, thisonce very fully

.

Anglicized withthis pronunciation . To-day, inmost senses in which it is used,it is usually written congé , and

DOW

congener, kon'dsénér.

congenial, k6ndzén’

yfil.

congeries , k6ndsé'

rléz .

Congo , kon’

go.

congregativ e, khn’

grégativ .

Congreve , kOn'

grév .

congruency, k6n'

gro’

6énsi .

congruent, kbn'

groTiént.

congruity, k6ngro'

3’lti.

conic, kon’ik .

conifer, ko'nifér.

Coniston , kbn'lstc

’

m.

conjugative, kOn’dzoogfi

l is . sentts. clre. i t. Sword. inn. ask.

conjure, kfin'dsér, kOn

The first is the sound of theword meaning to ivgfluence as

the second, (,o ameamng implore, and the

conjurer (a magician) ,kfin

'daérér; (one who

implores) kbndm‘

or’ér.

connate, kbn'at, konat

’.

kOnb'

tttIv ,

conserv e, konsérv’.

considerable, k6nsid'

értb'l.

consignor, kbnsin’er, kbn

sa r'.

consistory,kOn sis

'tOrl ,

kOn'

sIstOrl.

“British usage prefers the sec

0

consolatory, k6nsOl’t ri .

consols, k6ns61'z, kbn

'sblz

The first is historical] erable (as the natural rev is

soft. lovtble. é v s . avant. l ad.

there. over.Eden. toe.Ill. 61d.Obey.Orb. stiles .Odd. connect. lemOn. 6 (Germ.)

connoisseur, kOnésor'

,kOn

ésiur'.

connotative,

k6n’6tttlv .

conquer, kOn’kér.

Conrado, kon’rad.

conscience, kbn'

shéns .

conservatoire, konsérvfif

twar’.


tion of Consolidated Annuities)and is the only pronunciation

by the Oxford Dic

consommé , konsbmi’

,ken

sOma'

consonance, kOn’sOndns.

consonant, klin'sOnant.

consort kbn'sért;

(verb) , kbnsoi't’.

conspiracy, kbnspir'ési.

constable, kfin'stflb’

l.

Consuelo , kbnsiua’lo;

kOnsiialo’.

consuetude, klin'swétiud.

consul, kOn'siil.

consular, k6n'siular.

consummate (adj kon

stim’flt; (verb) , ken

’su

mtt.

contemplate, kbn'témplat,

k6ntém’

plat.

contemplative,k6ntém'

pla

tiv .

contemporaneity, cOntém

pOrané'ItI.

contemptuous, k6ntémp’

As a substantive meaning a

thing contained this word is

pronounced Mn’tént in the

United States, and kdntént'in

Great Britain. So also the

An old-fashioned title-m e such as

gresents

A ta ular View of the volume'

s con

tents."

v erb; witness rowning’3 line

Oh, I’11 content yam—but to-morb

row. love.

”

Contes de Hoffman, kont’

dé hof'man.

contest (v erb) , k6ntést'

;

kbn’tést.

continuativ e,kOntIn'iuttiv .

contrair (Scot.) kbntrar'.

contrapuntal, k6ntrapi1n'

tal.

contrariety, kbntrari'éti.

contrarily, k6n’trari li ,

k6n’trtrfli.

contrariness, k6n’trarinés,

kOn’trarinés.

contrariwise, k6n’trarlwiz,

k6n’trariw

'

iz.

contrary, k6n'trari, k6n

'

trfirl.

contrast (verb) , k6ntr§st’

;

kon'trast.

contretemps (Fr.) kontr’

tan’.

blur. iu -u in use.urn. iip. circus.menu. ffi d. fdfit. cut. oil. angle. part. thin.that. u urs. OH-Germ . ish, a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

6


contrite. kén’trit.

contro v ert, kbn’trov ért,

kOntrbvért'.

contumacy,kOn

'tiumtsi.

Hus .

contumely, kbn’tium éll.

contuse, k6ntiuz'.

contusion , kentiu'

zsun .

conv ersance, kbnv érs'tns .

conversant, kiin’v érstnt.

conv ersazione, kOnversats

eo’ns.

conv erse (v erb) , k6av0rs'

;

k6n'vflrs.

conversely, kbn'vfirsll, k6n

vflrs’li.

conv ert (v erb) , kOnvfirt'

;

k6n’vflrt.

convex, ken'veks .

convexly, kbn'v éksli .

So stremed by all dictionaries ,but the Oxford declarm that

the stress varies.

”

convoy (verb) , kénvoi'

;

kon'v oi.

Conybearc , kfin'l r, k6n

'

coop, Ito—op.

copeck, ko'

pek .

More often spelled bopsck.

Cophetua, k6fet'iua.

Copley, kop'li.

coppice, kbp’is .

Coquelin, kokum’.

coracle, kbr’tk

’l.

coral, ker'al.

Cordelier, kOrdélér'.

cordial, kor'dai l, kOr

’dyal.

British usage prefers thesecond.

Cordovan,kOr

’dOvtn .

coreopsis, koréOp'sis, kli

rebp'sls .

Corfu. korfoa ,kot

’hu .

tecordu l rm Ssh soft.mm smm m e m .

6dd. o&nnect,W oven EdOmm nlu bldd bey Orbmbfiwrectut,

‘

lemOn.6 (Gsrm.)

cooper, koop'ér, k66p

'ér.

Also

coo peration, k66pé ra’

shun.

Coos (New Hampshire) ,ko

’Os

, k66s’

; (Oregon) ,

74 EVERY-DAY paommcu rxon

Corybant, klir’lbint.

Corydon, kbr'idon.

corypheus, klirifé’iis.

coryphée, kbréfa'.

Om ette, kbzet’.

cosh kOsh.

cosmetic, kosmet’ik .

cosmogonal, k mOg’Ontl.

cosmopolite, kosmop'olit.

Costa Rica, kos'

taré’kfi.

cote, kot.

coteau , kOtO'f

coterie, kOt'éré .

Aug-ginnin

g!with this sound as

ion s is kaadzdn'.

couches , ko'

Bsh'a, ko

'

osha'.

Coudert, ko'

Bda’

r.

cougar, ko'

o'

gtr.

coulee, ko"

6'll.

couleur dc rose, ko‘

olfir’dé

raz.

countra kun’tri,

kin'tra.

countrified , kun'trifid.

coup, ko—o’.

coupde grace, ko"

odegrés’.

coup demain , k66dé min'.

coup de soleil, ko'

T) dé

sOlA’

y’.

courteous, kur'téus , kartfi

yila.

courtesan , kOrt'ésan ,

kilt"

téstn.

courtesy (a salutation) ,kfirt

’si ; (c iv ility) ,

kfirt’ésl, kert

’

ésf.

courtier, kOrt'

yér.

Courtrai, ko‘

ortre’.

cousin , kila"n.

Cousin k6‘

ozdn’.

coute que coute, k6'

ot ké

ko-

ot.

couthie ko‘

oth'l.

Coutts, ko_ots.

Covent Garden, kfiv’ent

gard"u .

filo. senlts. al ts. It. tocard. ( rm. l sk. soft. lovi bls. Eve. tvsnt. 8nd."stat;m .am .W e.(as.m.M .M .Orb.08600.Nd.06mm”.lunch .6 (Germ.)

coll

cou

p d,

p

éta

co

mic

t, k

U

th

00

cougéd

’cr

t

i’.

653 6

d

CO“

k

l’ k

kl.

new?“

00 d

W

e

,koo

cour

Cour

(SC

.

We ft"k

er

J

Cour d, k

fi é

f'.

0—0r

'ltk

nd

l'


coverlet, kfiv’érlét.

Coverley, kfiv’érll.

covert, kilv’ert.

covetous, kfiv’étfis.

cow (Scot., clip, cut short) ,kou.

cowardice, kou’érdis.

cowl, koul.

Cowley, kou’ll.

cowp koup.

Cowper (William) , ko'

ép’ér.

“Tohdemonstrate quickly and easily

a.a

call him named

t himself

Critics) .

cow’rin kcfi r

’ln .

cowt kout.

coyote, klo’té , ki

'et;

kaya'ta.

cozen, kfiz”n

Cracow, kra’ko.

The Polish farm of the name,Krakow is said to bepronouncedkrd

’kco}, theGerman form, Kra

kau, is pronounced krd’Icon

craem kram .

crag krag.

Craigenputtock ,

pfit'bk.

kragén

cran kran.

crankous krank’iis.

cranreuch kran’

rfiCH.

cravenette, krav’net

'.

craw, kre.

creagh kréCH.

Creakle, kré’kl.

creature, kré' ’tiur, kre

’chér.

The first is preferred by thedictionaries the second is that

most commonly heard on the

lips of careful speakers.

Crecy, kr‘

e

credence, kré'déns.

credulous, kréd'iuliis.

creek, krek.

creesh (Scot. kresh.

Creighton , kri't’n, kra

'tfin.

cremate, krémat’.

The word seems to have comeinto use in its modern sense

about 1875 or earlier, when it

was pronounced kré’mdt, which

is still allowed but notpreferred.

crematory, kré’matbri,kre

’

matorI.

creme, kram .

creme de menthe, kram dé

mant'.

crescendo, kréshén'do, kré

sén’do.

cresciv e, krés'lv .

Ohr. iu =u in use. urn. iip. circfis. menii. feed. f66t. out. oil. angle. partistin

ég:that. azure. OH -Germ . ich. a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages


Cressida, krésldt.

cretonne, krétOn’

, kre’ton.

Creusa, kreiu’st.

crevasse, krévfis'.

Crevecmur, krévkiir.

crew, kre—6.

Chrichton , krl’t’n.

Crimea, krime't ;

kri’mét .

Crimean, krlmé'fln, krime

'

tn.

crinoline, krin’OlIn.

British usage prsfers krfn’mn;

Americandictionariesallowla'ln'

bfin.

Critias, krlsh’las .

Crito , kri’te.

Croat, kro’ét.

Croatian, kroa'shan.

crochet, ktOshé'

;

kre’sha.

Crm us, kre’siis.

crombie kriim’l.

Cronje, krOn'

yé .

Cronus, kren'tis.

crosier, kro’

eet.

Crothers, krt'

rth’érz.

croupier, krfi m’lér, kroop

er’

; kro'

p a’.

crouton , kro'

oton’.

crowdy kroud’l.

crude, kre—6d.

cruel, kro‘

é'él.

cru ise, kre-

62.

crux , krliks.

cuckoo , kook’o'

o.

cucumber, kiu'kfimber.

cui bono , ki bo'ne.

cuif kuf, ko“

of.

cuirass, kweras'.

cuirassier, kwerflser’.

cuisser ku'ser.

cuitikin (wot ) , kti’tlldn.

cuittle kiit"l.

cul de sac , kfi d’

sak’

,kill

(16 sak’.

Culebra, kiula'bra;

ko'

Bla’bra.

culinary, kiu'llntrl.

Cumean. kiume’tn.

cumulative, kiu'miulttlv .

Cunctator, kiink’tatér.

cuneiform , kiun é’

ifOrm ,

kiun'é lfOrm .

cunyie kiin’

yé .

cupola, kiu'

pom.

curacao , kiurtsb'.

noun has so widely been mis

l ie. ssnl ts . ai rs . It. tocard. firm. Ink. soft . lovtbls . (we, event. lad.

ctnnsot.tbtre. over.Eden. 100. Ill. Old. they.Orb. 06800 .odd.

"Saint.W e. 6 (Germ)


nunciation may fairly be said to

K O'

Brdso'is also

curate, kiu'rat.

curator, kiura‘

i'tér.

curcuddoch kur

kfid’uCH.

cure, kiur.

curé , kiura'.

curmudgeon, kfirmudz'fin.

currach kar'e,

ko‘

or’aCH.

curracks kiir'iiks .

curriculum , kfirik'iulum .

curtail, kurtal’.

The wo rd was originallystressed on the first syllable,and the noun an architecturalterm, is regularly so stressed

curtain , kfirt’n.

curule, kiu’ré

'

ol.

cusser koos’er.

cute knot, kut.

cutikin kiitIkIn.

cuv ier, kiivya’.

Ohr. iu -u in use. urn. iip. circfis. menu. feed. fo6t. out. oil. angle. part. thin,

th at. asure. CH-Germ. fall. a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15—20.

Cuxhav en, ko‘

éks’hafén.

Cuyp,koip.

Cybele, sib’ele.

Cyclades, sik'ladéz.

Cyclopean , siklOpe'an.

Cymbeline, sim’belin, slm

’

belin.

cymric, klm’rlk.

Cymry, kIm'ri, sim

'ri.

Cynewulf, kin'éwool

f.

cynosure, sin'Oshoor, sin

’

bshoor.

Cyprian , slp’ritn.

Cyrene, si're

'ne.

Cyril, si’rll.

Cytherea, slthéré’a.

Czajkowski, chikOf’ské .

czar, zar, tsar.

So also czar'emitch, czar

’evna

czarina (zdré'nd, tsdré

'nd) and

the like.

Czech, chek.

Czernowitz , chér'nflvlts.

Czerny, chér’né .

da capo, dO ké’

po.

dachshund, déCHs'hOOnt.

dacker dtk'ér.

dactyl, dtk’tll.

di d (Scot., to thrash) .dé

’do.

dmdalian, dédal’

ytn.

Dedalus, déd'tlfis.

damon, de'mOn.

Daghestan, dé'

géstan'.

Dagnan Bouveret, danyén'

bo“

6vré’.

Dagobert, dig’Obért, dagO

’

bar’.

Daguerre, dAger'.

daguerreotype, dagér’btip.

dahabeah, dfihtbe’t.

Dahlgren, dal’

grén.

dahlia, dél'

yfi.

Dahomey, deho'ms.

daigh daCH.

D’

Albert. dsl r’.

D

Dalhousie, dOlho'

O'

zi

hou'zi .

dal segno , an sa’nyo.

Damascene, dam’tsen .

yin dé vflsttr’.

mAnglicized as (Father) Dani

'

damme, dtm’é .

damnable, ddm’ntb

'l.

damned, damd, dfim'ned.

Cf. blessed.

Damoclean, damOkle’an.

Damocles, dilm’Okléz.

damoizelle, dim'lzél.

Damon , da'mOn.

damosel.

damozel.

Dam rosch , dam’rOsh.

damson, dim’z’n.

Dans é , dan’aé .

Danaides, dtnt'ldez.

dance, dans.

i ts. u ni ts. one, i t. tocard. Orin. l slt. soft . lovtbls . Ova. tvent. 5nd. recént.than . over.Eden. Ice, ill, Old.Obey.Orb. cOfiee.Odd. cOnnect. lcmOn.O (Germ. )


dandilly dan’dlli .

Dandin , dandan’.

D5n'd616.

danseuse, dans'.

Dén’té .

Dén’téan.

Dantesque, dantesk’.

Danton’.

danton don’ton.

Danubian , délniu'bian.

d’Arblay.

Dardanelles, dardanélz'

Dérdfinliis.

Dérda’niis.

Commoner farm of the above

name.

dérg (Scot.)Da

’rién

’.

Dictionaries give the primarystress on the last syllable ; butin practice the first and third

receive about equal stress, as in

Silent upon a peak in Darien.

Dtri’iis.

D ’Artagnan , dartanyan

'.

Dartmouth , dart’muth.

Darwin’lin.

daub, d6b.

Daubigny, dOben’

yé .

daud dod.

Daudet, dOdé'.

daunt, dant, dont.

American dictionaries preferthe first, British dictionaries

prefer the second.

daunton dOn’tfin.

D’

Av enant, dav’enant.

Devoe da'vfik.

deaf, def.

deas des dais.

deasil dazil.

debacle, deba'k’l.

The French form, débdcle, is

pronounced ddbdk"l.

debauch, debOch'.

debauchee, débOshé'.

debenture, débén’tiur.

debonair, deboner'.

de bonne grace, dé bOngras.

Deborah, déb’ora.

debouch , débciosh’.

debris, dabre’

De Burgh , dé burg.

Debussy, débiisé’

début, dabii'

, debin'.

debutante, dabiitant’.

The masculine form, debu

tant, is pronounced ddbdtdn'.

decade, dék'ad.

Ohr. iu -u in use. urn. ilp, circfis, menu. fOOd. foOt. cut. oil. angle, part. thin,

that. azure. CH =Germ . ich, a (Fr.) man . See complete key, pages 15—20.


decadence, d é ka’d é n s ,

dek’idéns.

British males

prefers the sec

ond . So decadency anddecadent.

decalogue, dek’alog.

Decameron , dékfim’érOn.

decam eter, dek'ameter

decemv ir, désém’v ér.

decemvirate, désém’vlrat.

deciduous, désld’iuus.

decisive, dési'

slv .

Decius, desh'ius.

declarativ e, dékldr'atlv .

declination, dékllna’shfin.

declivous, dékliv'

iis.

déoolletage, dakOl’taz

’.

décolleté , dskel’ta

'.

decorative, dek'orativ .

decorous, dékOr'

fis, dék’

Ores.

decrepit, dekrep’it.

decretal, dékre'

ttl.

decretory, dek’retOri.

deduce, dédius'.

defalcate, defal’ki t.

defalcation, défdlka’shiin.

defalcator, del’filkatér.

sates dfij as the sound of the

first syllable of these two words .

Americanusage, howev er, prefers

the“short

”3 sound.

de'lc.

i le. sent“. cl re. i t. Occord. Orin. Ink. soft. lov i blo. tv s . Ov ent. Ond. rectnt.

thOrc. over.Eden. Ice. ill.Old.Obey.Orb. cOflec .Odd. cOnnect. lemOn. O (Germ .)

defamatory, déffim'atOrl.

defeasance, deem .

deficit, déf'iait.

defilade, demad'.

defile, défil’.

definitive, defin'ltlv .

defloration, déflOra'shfin.

dégagé , dagasi'.

deglutition , déglo'

Otlsh’iin,

déglofi tlsh’fin.


ond.

degout, daga'

o’.

DeGroot, degrOt'.

dc gustibus non est dis

putandum , dé gust'

Ibtis nOn est dlspiu

tan’dfim .

Deianira, déyani’ra.

deign , dan.

Dei gratis , de’l gri

’shis.

deiphobus, délf'bbfis.

dejeuner, dazOna’

.

de jure, dé dzO—O'ré .

Delacroix, (16 15 ke'.

Deland'.

Delaroche, délérOsh.

De La Warr, del’awar.

Jones gives the Public SchoolPronunciation

”of this as dél

'~


Denys. déné'

Deo gratias, dé'Ogra

’shlas.

DE'O vOlén

'

tO.

depilate, dép'Ilat.

depot, dé'

po.

Almost a

gi

fy conceivab

'

le pronunciation this word may bejustified on the ground of moreor less general usage, but thisis now the prevalent one forthose who use the word at all

deprecativ e, dép'rékttlv .

deprecatory, dép’rékttbrl.

depredatory, dép'réddtbri.

So given in American dic

tionaries ; the Oxford, however,

deprivation , déprlva'shiln.

De Profundis, dé prOffin'

dis .

Deptford , dét'férd.

Jones gives det'

féd.

Derby, det'hi.

Jones gives ddb’t, debtshici

with the comment :“The form dé

’bi also exists, but

is rare among educated speak

ers .

” As an Am erican nam

howev er it has only the soun

indies above.

Derelict, dér'élikt.

Descartes, da'kart

'.

Deschamps, da'shén

’.

descrive déskrev'.

descry, déskrl'.

Desdemona, dézdémb’nt.

desert (wilderness) , dez’

ért; (in other mean

ings subst. adj.,verb) , desert

See also dessert.

deshabille, dézabé l'.

file, sentte. elm . i t. tccord. Orin. Ink. soft. lovtblc. Ev e. Ovent. Ond . red ut.

thOre. over.Eden. ice . Ill. Old.Obey.Orb. cOfiec.Odd. cOnnect. lemOn. O (Germ. )

dereliction , deréllk'shiin.

De Reszke, dé rés'kl.

de rigueur, dé ré'

gur'.

derisive, déri'slv .

dernier, dér’nlér.

this sound in the sev enteenth

and eighteenth centuries, butnow when used at all is French,as inda-m

'

er reason, dernyd resOr’

derogate. der'Ogfit.

derogative, derOg'AtIv .

See dervish.

Desbrosses (Street in N.

Y. désbrOs'és ;

(Jean Alfred) , dabrOs’.

descant (verb) , dés'kOnt

’.

The substantive, a more or

less technical term in music, is


desiccate, dés'lkat.

desideratum , désldéra'tiim .

designatory, des’ignatori.

desipere in loco, déslp'ére

In lo'ka.

Des Lye, Gaby,

dalés’.

DesMoines, dé moin’.

desolate, des’olat.

desperado, despera'do.

despicable, des’

plkfib’l.

despite, dOSpIt'.

despumate, dOSpiu'mat.

dessert , dézurt’.

See also desert.

deetine, des’tln.

Destinn (Emily) , dés'tln.

desuetude, des'wétiud.

desultory, dés'i'

i ltOrI.

detail, detal’.

This is the only permissible

sound for the verb, and is prefer

able for the substantive also .

Detaine, déta"y’

deteriorative, dété'ribratlv .

detestation , detesta’shun.

detonate, dét’Onat, det

’

Onat.

The second is the choice of thedictionaries ; the first representsactual practice.

ga’be

detonator, dét’Ona

’tér.

Here also the dictionaries callfor the e sound in the first syllable, but it is never heard inspeech.

detour, détfifir'.

detritus, detri’tiis.

dc trop, dé trO’.

Dettingen , dét'lnén.

Deucalion , diuka’liOn.

deuk duk, dy66k.

deus ex machine , dé'fis éks

mak’ina.

Deutsch , doich.

Deutschland, doich'lOnt.

devastate, dév’astat.

devastation, devasta’shun.

De Vinne, dé v in'é .

devise, dev iz’.

Not to be confused in soundwith device (ems ) .

dev isee, dév’ize, dév

’ize.


ond.

devoir, dévwar’.

This word was once Anglicized (and variouslypronounced)but is now felt as French, and sosounded

dew, diu.

dexterous, dé k s’té rus ,

déks'trus.

Often spelled dextrous and

pronounced with two syllables.

Olw. lu-u in use.urn. iip. circfis. menu. fOOd. foOt. cut. oil. angle. part. thin.

that. Mute.OH-Germ. ich. a (Fr.) man. 869 complete key. pages 15-20.

84

Dhu , do_o.

So the “glossaries

”tell us .

Scott, to be sure, rhymes it withanew but it is a rare

poetwho does not consider ao, in

diable, dia’b’l.

diablerie,dia’blérl.

diu resis, diér'ésls.

diagnosis, diagno’sis.

diagnostician, diagnOstIsh’

an.

dialogist, dial’Odzlst.

dialogize, dial’OdzIz.

Dian, di’an.

Diana, didn't.

diapason , di’apa

'zOn.

diaphanous, dii f'aniis.

diaphragmatic, diafragm

at'ik.

diastole, dias'tOlé .

diathesis, didth’ésls.

diatom , di’atOm .

diatribe, di'atrib.

Diaz , de’és .

would be dé'dth, but the Mexi

cans pronounce it as indicated

dictator, dikta’tér.

Diderot, déd’rO

'.

Di"

ale. sent“. ai rs. i t. tecord. Orin. Ink.


Dieppe, déép'.

Dies Irae, di'ez i

’ré .

dietary, dl’étari.

Dieu et mon droit, dyfi a

mOn drwa’.

diffuse (verb) ,difius

'.

diffusive, dIfiu'sIv .

digestion , didzés'chfin.

dight déCHt.

digitalis, didzlta’lis.

digitiform , didz'l'

tIfOrm .

digitigrade, dldz'ltigrad.

digress, digrés'.

digression , digrésh’iin.

Dijon, dézbn'.

dilate, dnst’

, dilat'.

Dictionaries prefer the first,but is it ever heard in speech?

dilemma, dllém’a, dilém

'a.

dilettante, dfl'étdn

’té .

dilution, dfliu’shfin, diliu

’

shun.

diluv ial, diliu’vial.

diluvian, dlliu’v ian.

diluv ium , dfiiu’viiim.

dlm'étér.

diminuendo, dimlniuén’do.

diminution, diminiu'shiin.

din den.

dindle dén'd’l.

soft. lovable. Ova. Ov snt. Ond. rectut.

dIfiuz'

thOrs.over.Eden.ice.m.Old.Obey.Orb. cOflss.Odd. cOnnect. lcmcn.O (Germ.)


ding den.

dink dénk.

dinna din’a.

dinnle dén’l.

dinosaur, di"n656r.

diocesan , diOs'ésan.

diocese, di'Osés.

Diodorus Siculus, dIOdO’

rile slk'iulus.

Diogenes, diO’dzénéz .

B iomed, di’Oméd.

Diomede, diOmé’dé .

Diomedes, diOme’dez.

Dione, di'

O'né .

Dionysia, diOnIsh'ia.

Dionysiac , diOnIs’Iak.

Dionysian , diOnIsh’an.

Dionysus, diOni'siis.

diorama, diOra’ma.

diphtheria, difthé’ria.

diphtheritic, dlfthérit'lk.

diphthong, dif’thOn.

diploma, diplO'ma.

diplomatist, diplo'matist.

diptych, dip'tlk.

Dircaan, dursé’in.

Dirce, dfir’se.

direct, d‘

i'

rekt, direkt’.

directly, dirékt'll.

Directoire,

dirigible, dir'ldslb

’l. dishev el, dishév

’él.

Oh . iu -u in use.urn . tip. circi'is. menii , fOOd. fOOt, cu t, oil. angle. part. thin,

fi at. azure. CH =«Germ . ich, c (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

dis diz .

dis aliter v isum , dis al'iter

v is’um .

disapprobatory, disap’rO

batOri.

disaster, dizas'tér.

discard, diskard’.

This is the approved pronunciation for both substantiveand verb Dis

'lcard as the noun

is recogmzed by the new Webster, but it would seem thatneither the sound nor sense ofthe word as meaning scra

heap has yet swum into t e

ken of the lexicographer.

discern, dizfirn'.

discernible, dizfir’nlb

’l.

discernment, dizfirn’mént.

discipline, dis'iplin.

discobolus, di'

skOb’

Oliis.

discomfit, diskfim’fit.

discomfiture, diskiim'fitiur.

discourse, diskOrs'.

This is the only approved

pronunciation for the word,either as substantive or verb.

discrepancy, diskrép’ansl.

Dts'krépdn

'st is allowed also

by the Oxford Dictionary.

disease, dizéz'.

dishabille, disabél'

shun .

disintegration , disintegra

shun .

disjune déjo’.

disna dis’na.

disparate, dls'

partt.

disputable, dls’

piutfib’l,

dispiut'ab

’

l.

disputant, dls'

piuttnt.

disputativ e, dispiut'AtIv .

Disraeli, dlzra'll.

disreputable, disrép’iutab

’l.

dissem inative, disem'lnt

dissim ilitude, dislmil’ltiud.

dissimulative, dlslm’iula

tiv .

dissociate, disO’shlat.

dissolute, dls’Oliut.

dissolve, d l lv'.

dissyllabic, dlsflab'lk.

distich , dls'tlk.

distingué , distdn’

ga.

distrait, déstra'.

distributive, distrib’iutlv .

district , dis'trikt.

dithyramb , dith’lramb.

dittay dlt'a.

diurnal, diur’nal.


diva, de’vfi.

nakOmma’dya.

divisible, div iz’lb

’

l.

divulgate, divfil’

giit.

Dixmude.déks’mfid.

dizen , diz"u , dlz

"n.

The OxfordDictionaryprefers

Dmitriev , dme’tréyéf.

Dneiper, ne’

pér.

Dneister, nes’tér.

dobby dOb’l.

Dobrudja.doch an dorrach

dOCH’é n-dOr’tCH.

dochter dO'CHtér.

docile, dOs'

Il.

Dodonean, dO'dOné

'tn.

Ole. sentts . cOre. Ot. tccord. Orm . Ink. soft. lovable. Ova. avant. Ond. racist.thOre. over. Eden. ice. ill. Old. Obey.Orb. cOffee.Odd. cOnnset. lcmOn. O (Germ .)

divan , divan’.

diverge, dlv érds, dlvérds.

divers, di’vers.

diverse, divurs’.

diversely, divurs'll.

divert. divurt'.

divertissement, de'v értés

'

may .

Dives, dl'vez .

divest, div ést'.


dog, dOg.

doge, dOdz.

dolce, dOl’cha.

dolce far niente, dOl'cha

far nyén’ta.

doldrums, dOl’drfimz.

doln'

ien , dOl'mén.

Dolomites , dOl’Omits.

Dolores, dOlO’rOs.

doloroso , dolOrO’sO.

dolorous , dOl’ériis.

Dom (Portuguese title) ,dOm ; (a cathedral

church) , dOm .

domain, dOman’.

domicile, dOm'lsIl.

domine, dOm’iné .

Dominican , dOmIn’Ikan.

Dom inique, dOminék’.

Domremy-la-Pucelle, don

rémé’-la

Don, dOn.

So Anglicized, either as theRussian river or the Spanishtitle: the Spanish sound is don

Dona, d6'

.nya

SeeDunajec.

Donalbain , dOn’alban.

Donatello, dOnatél’lo.

Donati, dOna’té .

donativ e, dOn'atlv .

Doncaster, dOn'kastér.

Donegal, dOn'égOl

’.

Don Giovanni, don dzo

van’né .

Try to pronounce both n’s.

Donizetti, dO’né-dzét

'té .

Try to pronounce both t’e.

Don José , don hOZ a’.

Anglicized as don dzo’zd.

Don Juan , dOn dau’an.

As the name of the hero celebrated by Byron this is universally Anglicized as here indiosted. In Spanish it would bedan hwcin

’.

donkey, don'kl.

The original pronunciation,rhyming with monkey, is still

preferred by some.

donnered dOn’ért.

Don Pasquale, don pask

wa'la.

Don Quixote, dOn kwik'

sOt.

Universally so Anglicized ; theSpanish sound would be den

kéhOt'd.

donsie dOn’zl.

B’ooge, dogé .

Doone, dcfi n.

doppel ganger,

gén'ér.

Dorcas, dOr’kfis.

Doré , dora'.

dOp’él

Olw. iii -u [in use. urn. iip. circi’

is. menu. fOOd. foot. cut. oil. angle. part. this .

that. W e. CH-Germ . ich, n (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.


Dorian, dO'rltn.

Doric, dOr'lk .

dorlach dOr'laCH.

Dorothea , dOrOtbO’t.

D’

Orsay, Quai, kadOr’sO

'.

Dortmund , dOrt'mOOnt.

dos-a-dos. dO’

stdO'

dost, dust.

Dostoyevski, dOs’tOyOf

’

skO.

dot (dowry) , dOt.

Sometimes Anglicized as dbl.

Note that in the French sound

of the word the t is not silentas one would expect.

Date s , deté’a.

dotage, dOt’adz.

dotal, dotale dOtOl'.

dotard,do

'tard.

dotation , dOta'

shfin .

Dotav ia, dOta'

via.

Dotcziwicz , dOt’chfv ich.

dote, dot.

doté , dotée dota'.

Dotenwald, dot'énvalt.

doth , diitb.

Dotheboys’

(Hall) , do—o’

thé boiz .

dottle dOt’t’l.

Douai, Douay, do'

Oa’.

double entendre, do—ci'bl’

double entente. do'

Ti'bl

’

an'

tin’

t.

douce (Scot.) do'

Tis.

douceur, dfi sOr.

dought dOCHt.

doughty, dou’ti.

douk (Scot.) doTik.

Douma. do?) mi .

doun dfi n.

dour do_or.

dourlach

lACH.

douse do-

Os.

dow dou.

dowager, dou’adsér.

dowcote do'

O'kOt.

dowed doud.

dowf douf.

dowie dou'l.

Dowie, dou'l.

downs dou’nli.

downby (Scot.) do'

Bn'

bl.

doyen , dwayan

Drachenfels, dra'

CHOnfOlS.

drachm , dram.

drachma, drfik'

mfi.

Draco , dra'kO.

Dracofiian, drtkO’nffin.

do—or

’

l le. sentts . cl rc . Ot. looord. Orin. l sk. salt . lovable, Ova. eve-t, end. w b t.N O NI“ )


dubious, diu'bliis . Dunois , dii

’nwd

'.

Dubois, diibwa’.

This indicates the French

it is commonly pronounceddiabate

'.

Dubno , dOOb'nO

ducat, duk'at.

Duchesne, dii'shén

'.

ductile, diik'tll.

due, diu.

duel, din’el.

duet, diuét’.

duke dink.

Dulcinea, diilsln’ét.

dule dill.

Dulwich , dul’ldz, di

‘

il’lch.

duly, diu'll.

Dumas, dii’ma’

Du Maurier, dfi mO’rya

'.

Dum fries , dfim’fres.

Dunaburg, dii’nébo

'

Tii-OH.

.Same as Dv insk.

Dunajec. dainé’

yets

dune (Scot., dnu) ,dun.

dungaree, diin'

gtré .

duniwassal doTin’

IwOs'

al.

(mmtum , om.Eden.too.Ill.clé .Obey.Orb.owes

.tile.96mm.W at (Germ

duomo , dwo'mo.

Dupont, diupOnt'.

Dupré , dii’

pra'.

Dupuy, dii'

pwe'.

Duquesne, dii'kan

'.

Durazzo , do'

Oré t’so.

Dtirer, Albrecht, albreCHt

dfirér.

Durham , dfir'am .

Dusé , do—o’za.

Dusseldorf, dfis'éldOrf.

duty, diu’tl.

duum v ir, diuiim’v ér.

Duval, diuval’.

Duyckinck , dl'klnk.

Dvinsk, dv énsk.

Dvorak, d r'

zak.

Dwina, dwe’nt.

dynamite, di’ntmlt.

Dtn’dmtl is also allowed,

dynamo, di'namO.

dynasty, di’nasti.

dysentery, dis'énterl.

dyspepsia. dispép’shé .

pép'sla.

but the first is the almost umversal sound of the word.

Eames (Emma) , ams .

ear, 6(é)r.

American dictionaries give ér,but this hardly represents the

usage. Many.est, of our bestit as did Keats

to'

mingle music fit for the soft ear

easel, é’

zél.

eastward,-ést

’wérd.

eath eth, éth.

can, 6.

eau deCologne, adé kOlOn’

O (16kOlOn'

y’

eau de v ie, O dé v é’.

Eaux , Les ,

Eaux Viv es, O v év .

Ebal, é'bal.

Ebers, Georg, gaOrCH’

bers .

Ebionite, é’béOnit.

Eblis, éb’lis.

Eboracum , ObOra’kfim .

Ebro , e'bro; (Span ) , a

'bro.

ebullience, ébi‘

il’

yéns.

ebullition , ébfilish’i'

in .

eburin, Ob'iurln.

éclat, a’kla

'.

eclogue, ék'lOg.

Ecole des Beaux Arts,

a'ktl

'da bo

’zar

’.

EcolePolytechnique, a'kOl

'

pé létéknék’.

economic, ékOnOm'Ik.

economical, ékOnOm'lkal.

economics, ekOnOm'Iks.

écru , a’kroo

, ék'reT) ;

akri'

i'.

Ecuador, Ok'wfiddr

'

akwathOr’.

ecumenical, Okiumén'Ikal.

Ohr. iu =u in use. urn. iip, circi'is. menii. fo

‘

Od. foOt, out. oil. angle. part. thin.

th at. azure. CH ==Germ . ich. a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15—20.

écarté ,

Ecbatana, ékbat'ana.

ecce homo , Ok'sé hO

'mO.

ecce signum , ék'sé sig

'niim .

Ecclefechan , Ok’lféCH

'an.

echelon , ésh'élOn ;

éshélon’.

echinoderm , éki'nOdfirm ,

Ok'a dfirm .

Eckm iihl, ék'miil.

éclair, a'klar’.

éclaircissement, fiklfirsésfi


eczema, Ok'zémt.

eczematous , ekzem’atiis.

Edam , e’dam .

Eden , é'dén.

Edinburgh , Od”nbiir6, éd

'

Inbi'

iro.

edition dc luxc,

dé lfiks’.

editio princeps, édish'

lo

prin’séps.

Edomite, é'démit.

educate, éd'iukat.

eerie, é'rl.

efl'

eir O’fer

’

efferent, éf’érént.

ef’fete, Ofet'.

efiicacy, éf’lkfisl.

efi'

igies, éfidz'lé z .

The plural of efi'igy (with the

same spe is pronounced

a’de

’

syon'

efi'

ort, Of’Ort Of

’ért.

effusive, éfiu siv .

Egalité ,

Egeria, édze'rifi.

Egeus , édze’iis.

eglantine, Og’lfintin .

ego : é'

gb '

egregious. ésré'dzfis

egret. e’

gret, eg’ret.

ond.

Ehrenbreitstein, arénbrit’

abtin.

Ehrenfels, a’rénféls .

eident i’dént.

cider, i'der.

eidolon , Ido’lOn.

Eiffel (Tower) , i’fel.

nounced to“

6r can

Eikon Basilike, i’kOn bfisll

’

Ike.

Eikonoclastes, i'kOnOklfis

’

tez.

eild eld.

Eildon , el’don .

Eileen , i’len, a

'

lén.

Ein feste Burg is unser

Gott, in fés'té bO

‘

OrCH

lst d6n'sér gOt.

eisteddfod , asteth'vOd.

either, as'

ther, ither.Americancan usage is stro for

the first. The second is car (byMurray) tobe

“somewhat more

prevalent in educated speech”

m London.

Ole. sentts. cti-c . Ot. Occord. Orin. l sk. soft. lov i blc. Ova. avant. End. rectntoN 066 Odd. cOunect.there. over.Eden. ics. fll.Old.Obcy.Orb hmOm O fGerm.)

94 EVERY-DAY mom m r mi:

Elzev ir, Ol’zév ér.

embalm , émbam'.

cmbarras de (dos) richesses, an

'ba

’ré

’

dé (dc)re

’shes

'.

embarrass, émbtr’ts .

emblematist, émblém’ttlst.

emblematize, Omblem'ttiz.

embonpoint,

emboes , OmbOs’.

embouchure, anbcToshfir’.

embroider, embroid'er.

embroidery, Ombroid’éri.

embryonal, Om’briOnfil.

eme em .

emendate, é’méndfit.

emeute, a’mOt

’.

émigré , a'me

'

gra’

Emil, amel'.

So also the feminine form ,

Em ilia, émll'la, amel

’

yfi.

Eminence Grise, L’

, 15'

me’nfins

’

gré z’.

Eminence Rouge, L’

, 15/

me'nans

'roos.

emir, émér'

, é’mér.

Emma, ém't.

Ole. matte. cl re. i t. i

gloo

tbtre. over.Eden. iceJll. .Ormsom wrb

Emmeline, em'

élin.

So pronounced, 8-180.

employee, émfloie'.

empyreal, Omplr’éal, Om

pire’al.

empyrean , em’

pire’tn.

Erna ams

emu , é’miu .

en avant, an’na

’yén

’.

Enbmgh en’brii.

en casserole.

See casserole.

enceinte, fin'sant

’

, Onstat'

;

chasm.

Enceladus, Onsél'adfis.

encephalic, Onséfal'lk.

encephalon, OnsOf’AIOn.

enchant, Enchant'.

enchiridion, Onkirid’lOmOn

kirid'iOn.

Encke, énké .

encomium , énkO’mifim .

encore , fin’kOr

'.

endemic, endém'Ik.

l sk. soft. lovable. ave. tvent. 6nd, rectnt.. cOffee.Odd. cOnnect. lemOn.O (Germ .)


en déshabillé, an'. da

’za

'

be’

ya’.

en div e, én’dlv , en

’div .

endogamy, endog'ami .

Endymion , éndim’lbn.

en effet,

enervate, én’érvat.

eneuch énydfiCH'

,

én660H'.

en famille, an'fa

’me

'

y’

enfant terrible, an'fan té

’

re’b’l.

enfeofi'

, énféf’.

enfilade, énf’

flad'.

en fin , an'fsn

'.

Engadine, engadén'.

engine, én'dzin.

Engis, anges’.

England, In'

gland.

English , In’

glish.

engross, engros'.

Enid, e'nid.

en masse, én’mfis

'.

ennui, an'uwe

’.

ennuye,

Enoch , e’nok.

enow én6'

6’.

enpassant,

en plein jour, 8511 planzoor’.

enquiry, énkwir'l.

en rapport, en ra’

pbr'

en regle, as re'

gl’.

en route, an’rcTot

'.

ensemble, mysis bl’

ensilage, én’sfladz.

en suite, an’swét

’.

entelechy, éntel'éké .

entente cordiale, an’tant

’.

kbr'dyal

'.

enteric, éntér’lk.

enteritis, en'teri

’tis.

entourage,

entozoan , én'tbzo

'an .

entr’

acte, an'trakt

’.

Entragues, Henriette d’

,

anréét'dantrag

’.

entrails, én’tr

‘

alz .

entrée, an'tra

'.

entre nous, an'tr

’no_o'.

entrepot,

entrepreneur, an'tr

’

pré

nfir'.

env elop, envel’op.

env elope, en’velop.

To give one syllable of thisword a quasi French sound 69

'

velope seems a work of superero

gation, yet thepronunciation has

had some currency formore than

a century. The word was thor

oughly at home in English for

a bun years before that.

environs, énvi’ronz.

envoi, an'vwa

'.

bi n, in = u in use, urn. tip. circus, menii , fccd. fo6t. out, Oil. 80810. PM . thin,

th at, azure, CH =Germ . ich, a (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.


E08 é'

bs.W WW

, but the aboveform is the common one since

E0 thén . the seventeenth century.

epact, é'

pakt.

Epaphroditus, épaf’rddifi

tile.

epergne. épfirn’

,fi'

pérn’.

Epernay, ii’

pem é'.

ephemera, éfém’éra.

Ephialtes , éflal’té z.

ephod, ef’

od.

Epictetus, ep'lkté

’

ttis .

epicurean, ép'lkiuré

’in .

Epicurus, ép'lkiu

’rfis.

epilepsy. ép'llépsl

epilogue. ép’fléso

Epinal, apénal’.

Epinay, d’

,

Epirus , epi'rus.

episcopacy, épls’kbpasl.

episodic, eplsbd'lk.

epistle. épls’q The Oxford Dictionary gives

epitaph, ép'ltaf. éra

'

ziur; Jones gives era'

zé.

epitasis, epit'asis.

Erato , ér’ato.

epithalamium , ép'lthfila

fi Eratosthm , érfitfis'thé

mm .1162.

The word also has the form Erebus. ér'ébfis.

than. over.Eden. too.111.Old.Obey.Orb. 06600.odd, connect. lembn, 6 (Germ.)

epoch , ep'ck, sp

’Ok.

epode, ép'fid.

epos , ep'os .

equability, ekwabll'ltl.

equable, e'kwab’l

, ék’wab

’l.

equanimity, ékwfinlm’ltl.

equatorial, ékwfitb’rlfil.

equerry, ék'wérl

, ekwer'l.

equestrienne , ékwés'trlén

'.

equilibrate, é 'kwfll'brfit.equilibrator, é

'kwlll

’bratér.

equilibrist, ékwll'lbrls t,

ékwfllb’rlst, ékwfllb

'

rist.

equinoctial, ékwlnbk’shal.

equinox, é'kwlnbks .

equipage, ék’wlpads.

equipoise, é’kwlpoiz.

equiv oque , ek’wlv bk.

era, é'ra.

Erasmus, éraz'mfis .


etude, a’tud

’. evasive, eva

’siv .

Enha s , iubé'a. Evelina, év éli

’na.

Euergetes (Ptolemy) , in0r'

eversion, evér’shiin.

dzété z.

Euganean, iuga'néan,

in

Eugene, iudzén'

,iu

'dzen .

Eugene, osen’.

eugenic, iudzén'lk.

Eulenspiegel, Tyll, til oil'

enshpégél.

Eumenides , iumen'ldéz.

Eupatrid, inpat'rld.

Euphemia, iufé'mla.

euphemism , iu’fémism .

euphonic, iufdn’lk.

Euphrosyne, iufros'

lné .

Euphues, iu'fiuéz.

euphuistic, iufiuls'tik.

Euroclydon, iurbk’lldbn.

Euryale, iurIAIe.

Eustachian, instak’lan.

Euterpe, iutur’

pé .

Euxine, iuk’sln.

evangel, év in’dzél.

exalt, égzclt'.

exam ination , égzamlnafl

shun

examine, egzam'ln .

examme, egzam '

p’l.

exasperate, égzas'

pérat.

ex cathedra, eke kathé’dra.

ElsaWh’édrd is allowable, but

by no means usual.

excise, éksis’.

exciseman, éksiz'man.

"The deil cam fiddlin .thrc

'the town.

gamma—Bm s.

excitant, ékslt'ant.

excitation , ékslta’shtln.

excitative, ékslt'atlv .

excrement, éks'krémént.

file. eenl te. c‘re. It. Icoord. i nn. lab. coll . lovable. ev e. event. 60d. recent.there. over.Eden. ice. 111.old. Obey.Orb. cfiflee.odd. connect. lembn.6 (Germ.)

ewest iu’ést.

ewhow a'hwou

ewig weibliche, a’viCH

v lb'IlCHé .

exacerbate, égzas’érbat.

exact, én kt’.


exculpate, ekskfil'

pat.

exegesis, éksédze'sls .

exemplar, égzem'

plar.

exempli gratia, éksémp'li

gra’shia.

exempt, égzémpt’.

exequatur, eksékwa'tur.

exequy, éks’ékwl.

exeunt, ék'séfint.

exhaust, egz68t’.

exhibit, egzlb’lt.

exhilarate, égzfl’arat.

exhort, egzort'

, egzhoi’t’.

exigeant, agzézan’.

exigeante, agzezant’.

exigent, ék’sidzént.

exiguity, eksigiu'lti.

exile, ék’sil.

exist, égzist'.

exit, ék’slt.

ex libris, eke li’bris.

exogamy, éksog’ami.

exonerate, egzon’ér

‘

at.

exorbitance, egzor’bltans .

exorbitant, égzfir’bltént.

exordium , egzor’dlfim .

exosmosis, éksozmo’sis.

exoteric, eksbtér’ik.

exotic, égzot'Ik.

ex parte, éks par’té .

expatriate, éksp'

a’trlat.

expedient, ékspe'dlént.

expert (adj-L ékSpért'

;

éks’

pért.

expiable, éks’

péab’l.

expletive, éks’

plétlv .

explicable, éks’

plikab’l.

exploit, eksploit’

This is the approved sound forboth verb and substantive.

explosiv e, éksplo'siv .

exponent, ékspo’nént.

expose, ékspoz'.

ex post facto, éks post

fak'to.

exquisite, éks’kwlzit.

extant, éks’tant.

extempore, ékstem'

pbré .

extol, ékstol’

, ékstol’.

extra, éks'tra.

extraordinary,

nad .

extricable, éks’trlkab

’l.

exuberance, egziu'bérans.

exuberant, égziu’bérant.

exudd, éksiud’

, égziud".

exult, egziflt’.

exultancy, egzfil’tansl.

exultant, egzfil’tant.

exultation , éksfilta’shiin.

eyedent i’dent.

Eylau , i'lou.

Eyre (Jane) , fir.

ékstror’dl

Mr. in -u in use, om , fipo circfis. menfl, ffi d, fdbt, out. oil, “ 810 , part. thin.

that.Bi llie, CH=Germ. ich. ll (Fr.) man, See complete key.pages 16-20.

F

fa’

fo. fameuse, fa’muz

'

facade, fasad’.

facetiae, fasé’shle.

facile, fas'Il.

facile princeps, fas'

llé prin’

seps .

fac simile, fak slm’llé .

faéry.

faerie,

Fafnir, fav'nér.

Fagin, fa’

gln.

Fahrenheit, fi'rénhlt.

Fainéant, Les Rois, la

rwa’ fanaan’.

fait accompli,

faitour fa'ter, is. sound. Seencte underm oilye.

to'

br'.

faker, fa’kér.

fakir, fakér’

,fa

'ker.

falchion,fol

’chun, f61

’

shun.

falcon , fo’k’n, fol

'hou .

Falkland, fok'lAnd.

l ie. a nim a te. l t lwofi im h h uofi . lovablm é ve. tvent. énd. reclnt.thlrcmver

,Eden. lce.lll.61d.Obey.Orb.efiflee.6dd.cbnnect, lem6n 6 (Germ .)

Faneuil (Hall) , fan"l, isn

’

yél.

fanfaronade, fanfaronad’.

fantasia , amazes ,finta

'

at

Other forms are

farandole, farand61'

,man'

dcl.

Fam ese, fama'sa.

Farquhar. far’kwar.

Farrar (Geraldine) , fey .

Miss Farrar reports that shehas alwa pronounced her

the two d o as in fer.

from a letter from hersecretary in reply to an inquiry.)

Farrar (Canon) , far’ar.


firlot ffifl bt.

firman, ffir'man, fem an

’.

Firmin-Didot. f erm an

dedG’.

fite fit.

fjord, fy6rd.

flaccid, flak’sld.

flagellant, sw am , fis

dzél'ant.

flageolet, fladsblét'. 115s

blét.

flagitious, fladsish'us.

flagrant, fla’

gmnt.flagrante delicto , flagran

té delic'to.

flainen flan'én.

Flaubert,Gustave, gus'tav '

flobAr'.

flaught

flsCHt.

flaughter fl60H'

tér, flaCHt'er.

flaunt, flint, fl6nt.

Fleance, fleAns.

flGCHt,

fling fléng.

flisk flésk.

mahci.

flisky flés’ké .

flit flét.

flite flit.

fliting fllt'ln.

flitter flét'ér.

flocci, flok’si.

Floreal, acren'.

rentln.

florist, flb'rlst, flbr

’lst.

flory flo’rl.

flufl-gib (w t ) , fliif’

glb.

foci, fo'si.

fodgel fbdz’él.

fog fog.

fossase (Scot ) , fbs'fidz

-u ln uce Om lip clrcfic menfl fa d. (fi t m h cflwmzle pefl thin.

Bee complete kcythat. azure. ( JR -Germ. ish. di ato m M a ca w-m.

fleur-de-lis, flor dé lé'.

fley he.fleysome fla

'sfim.

flichter flICHtér.

flight flICHt,


Folies Bergere, Lee, 15 f616’

bersAr’.

folio , fc’llc, fcl

'

yc.

fondant, fon’dant;

fouden'.

Fontenoy, font ’n W A

’

;

foramen , fora'men.

forbad,forbad

'.

forbear, forbar’

,fer

'bar.{other (SOON, ffiih

'éf

The second is also given as fou fo—o.

spelled forebacr in the sense of

forecast fer’kast;

(verb) forkast’.

forecaster, ferkas'tér.

forecastle, for’kas’l

,

“mm“ “W“fourchette fo

'

Tirshét'.

fatesail, ffir'fli l

,fOr

'S’l.

Fm Angelica fra findgélé '

foretauld fhrthld'. m

forfairn fbrfarn' . Fra Bartolommeo, figbarforfault for

'

fot wlbm é’a.

forfoughtenfbr

.

foCHt én. Fra Diavolo, fradeh'volo.

forgie “TS“ fragile, fradz'fl.

formidable, f6r'mldab’

l. fragmentary, frflg’méntarl.

Fornarina, La, 15 femaré fi

na. France, Anatole, anatol’

forpit for’

pet. frans.

the. senate. cl re. i t. h eard. firm. Ink. can. lcv tbte. an , event. and. recent.thlre. over.Eden. lee.Ill. 61d. obey.Orb. cfifl

‘

ee.odd. connect, lambs . 6 (Germ.)

Fore Clavigera, f6rz kli vl’

tigers.

forspcak fbrspék'.

forte (w het ) , ffirt ; (Mil ) ,for

’ta.

forthwith,forthwith

’

fortissimo ,fortls

’ImO.

fortnight, fortluft, fort

’ult.

Fouché , fo’

dsha'.

foughten foCJHt’én .

foulard, f%lard'

fo'

Bl

at!

Fouquier-Tinville, f(Tokya’


Froissart, frwasar ;froi

'sart.

FrontdeBceuf, irondé bfif’.

Frontenac, de, dé fronte

nak’

; fron’te

Froude, frcfi d.

frumenty, fro—o’mentl.

fungi, ffin'dzi.

fu’ £66.

fungicide, ffin’dzisid,

Fuchs, Leonhard, la'cn

fureur, ffirfir’.

fuchsia, fiu'shla.

Fuegians, fiué’dzians.

ffir’éhln.

ale. senate. i t. i cccrd. firm, lovable. Eve. event. 8nd. recent.the”, over; Edéu' foe.ill.Old.ObfiyoOrb; “a”,”a, 96111100“lemon: 6 (Ga uloi

fugue, fiug.

Fujiyama, f66’dzéya

’ma.

fuliginous, fiulldz'lnus.

fulsome, ffilsfim .

funebral, fiun’ébrfil

,fiune

’

bral.

gaberdine, gabérden'

, gab’

erden.

gaberlunzie (Scot.) gaber

See note on assoilzie.

Gaboriau , Emile,

gaboryo’.

Gabriel, ga’brlél.

Gabrielle, gabriel'.

Gaby Deslys.

See Deslys.

Gadarenes, gadarEnz'.1

Gade, ga’dé .

Gadski, gat’skI.

Gaekwar, glk’war.

gael, gal.

Gaelic, gal’ik.

Gaeta, gas/ta.

Gaia, ga’

ya.

Gaillard, gayar'.

Gainsborough, ganz’b’ro.

gair gar.

Gairdner (James) , gard’

nér.

Other families in England,however, are said to call it

gardner or gdédné.

amal’

G

gala, gala;

Galahad (Sir),galahad.

’

Galapagos, gala’

pagos.

Galashiels, galashélz'.

Galatea, game's.

Gales.

Galilean, galflé'an.

Galileo, game/6 ;

galéla’o.

gallant, gal'ant, galant

'.

. the specialized senses‘

politely attentive to women,

’

and ‘amorous, amatory

’

(Ital) ,

Dictionary. A similar distinc

tion is usually observed in the

substantive a

y

gal’lant 1s abrave

man, a gallant’one who is

politely attentive.

Gallatin , gal'atin;

galatan'.

Gallaudet, gilbdét'

Gallegos, galya'

gos.

galligaskin, gallgas'kln.

Gallipoli, galll’

pOIE.

Gallitzin, galet’sén.

6M. lu =u in use.urn.up. circfis. menu, feed. foot. cut. oil. angle. part. thin.that. azure. CH-Germ . felt. it (Fr.) mon See complete key. page. 16-20.

108

gallivant, galivant'.

galop. gill’op. gi l

’6

Galsworthy, golz’wurthi.

novelist John Galsworthy, so indicates the pro

nunciation of his name, as theDevonshire sound of it, but

speaks of the“a nal London

pronunciation”(other families)

asW wartht.

Gama, Vasco da, vas’ko

as ga'ma.

gamin. 851 11111 ; si

mhs'.

gamut, gam'ut.

gangrene. gfip'

grén

gant gent.

Ganymede, gan'lmed.

gaol, deal.

gar gir

garage. gfiriz’

.gfir’fidz.

Garcia, gi rthe's.

gamma. gi rsdfifiGargantua, gargan

'tias.

Garibaldi, Giuseppe, dzo—o

sép'

pa garébal’de.

garish, gAr’lsh.


Garonne, garon'.

garrotte, garot'

, garrot'.

garrulity, gi ro—ol

’lti .

gasconade, gaskonad'.

gasoline, gas'men.

gaucherie, gosh'ré .

Gaucho , gou’cho.

sound

gdoh’cho.

gauge. gfidz

gaunt, gant, gent.

0mEritish usage prefers the sec

gauntlet, gant’let, gont

'let.

British usage pi'd era the sec

gou’tamfi.

Gautier, gotya’.

gavelkind, ga’v'elkind.

Gawain (Sir) , go'wan .

Gebir, dsé'

bir, ga'bér.

file. m i te. cl re. i t. ficcord. firm. Ink, eofl. lovable. Eve. event. End. recSut.there. over.Eden. lee.Ill.old.obey.Orb. cfifiee.odd. connect. lumen. 45 (Germ.)

gds'blln, but

ll. in use.

gasometer, gasom’eter.

Gaston , gss'tén ; gas

ton'.

The firstrepresents theAmerican famil name ; the second,the baptismal name.

gastritis, gastrlt'is.


W , W ,

» “at,“man.

Geronimo, dsGrOn'lmO.

Gerry. gér'l.

gerrymander, gérlman'dér.

gerund, dsér't'

lnd.

Gervinus, gérv é'ndbs .

Geryon, dser'IOn.

Gesenius, gaza'n é d

‘

os ;

gésé’nlus.

gest, dsést.

Gcsta Romanorum , dzés’ta

remano’rum .

M en

ges n.

Gethsemane, gtthsém’flné .

8118 1111. 8015; (Hind Shi t

ges'ten,

Went slap for the Ghu i

My sword at my dds ,

better than them ond and third.

Ghebfl » 86W , gfi'bére

Gheezeh , ge'ze

Ghent, gent.

ale. n u n . cl rs. i t. l oco

.Oiad

d.

gherkin. gér’ldn

Ghibelline, glb’élln, glb

'

elln.

Ghiberti, gthsr'ts.

Ghirlandajo , garlanda’

yO.

More commonly spelledGisela.

ghoul. 8651

Giacomo , dsa'kOmo.

Gianicolo , Monte, mOn’ta

dzéné’kblo.

giaour, dsour.

gibbous, glb't'

ls.

gibe, dzib.

giblet, dzlb'lét.

Gibraltar, dslbrol’tal

'

.

Gide, zed.

gie gs

Giessbach , ges'baCH.

gif gli.

gigantean , dslganté’an.

Gila, he'la.

m i ck, sofl . lovable. eve. ev ent. end.Obey.Orb. cfiflee. 6dd.

resins.cbnncct. lemOa. O (Germ. )

more likewow .

sib (cat).gib

gibber. dzlb’ér. slb

'ér

gibberish , glb’érlsh.

gibbet, dab'a.


Gil Blas de Santillane, gel

blas’dé Shn

'téyhn

'.

TheSpanish name of the bookand the

phero is pronounced in

French because the book isFrench. The best usage favorsthe sound indicated here, butdoes not frown on gelbla

’

.

Giles, dzilz .

sdl. afl

So pranounced

a fish 3 organ of respiration, a

glen, a brook, and in a few tochni

cal and local senses.

gill, dzll

So pronounced when meaninga fourth of a pint, a lass or

wench, and in one or two obso

lete and dialect senses.

gillie gll'l.

gilly-flower, dzfl’lflouér.

gilravage gilrav’

ads.

gimbal, glm'bal, dzim

’bhl.

The Oxford Dictionary recognizes only the first.

gimmer (Scot. glm’ér.

Thea

ward so pronouncedmeans a young ewe. There isan old dialect word gimmer,pronounced dzim

’mar, meaning

a hinge.

gin , gin, dzln.

It is pronounced gin as meaning ij inln Scots, and as a con

traction for begin . It is pro

nounced deln as the name of akind of liquor, or as meaning

111

a machine. The Scots wordmeaning against is pronounced

Ginevra, dzénév’ra.

gingival, dzln’dzival, dzin

dzi’val.

gingle dzlng’l.

Gioconda, La, la. dzbkon’

da.

Giordano Bruno , dzbrdhfi

nobr66’no.

Girogione, diordgo’na.

Giotto , dzOt’to.

Giovanni.) dzovan’né .

Giralda, hér’hl

’dh.

girandole, dzir’andbl

zérhndbl’.

Girard, dzlral‘d

’.

Girardin, zerardan'.

Girofle-Girofla, zer6Hs

zerofla’.

Girolamo , dzéro'lhmo.

Gironde, zerond’.

Girondin, zen-sodas .

Girondist, dziron’dist.

gist, dzist.

Giulia, dzin’1m

Giuliana, dziullfi.’uh.

Giulio Romano dzool’

yo

romhn’o.

Giuseppe, dzo‘

osép’a.

Ohr. iu -u in use.urn, up. circus. mono. ffi d. foot. cut. oil. angle. part, thin.that. azure. OH -Germ . ich. o (Fr.) man . See complete key. pages 15-20.


Gizeh, gé’ze.

glacé , glasa'.

glacier, gla’shér, gla

'slér.

ond.

glacis. 815878

gladiolus, glad i' Ol l

'

l s ,

glhdlb'lils.

glar glhr.

gleib glob.

gley gli, glé .

See also agley.

glifl'

gléf.

glissade, gllsad'

, gllssad'.

Gloucester, gills/tern

glout glour.

Gluck, Gliick , glfi k, gllik.

glycogen. gli’ktldsén

Glyptotheca, gllptOthe'ka.

Gneisenau , g’nl

’zéncu.

gneiss, nis.

Gneist, van,fan g

'nlst

'.

gnomic, no'mlk, nbm

'lk.

gnomon, no’mon.

gnostic, noe’tik.

gnu , noo, mu .

Gobi, go’bé .

Godiva, godi'va. dém

’éroong.

Goeben, gob’en.

l lo. pectic . cl ro. i t. Iceord, firm. Ink. soft. lovtbls . five. event. 6nd, rocGot.thlre. om .Edon, ice. Ill.old.Obey.Orb. efifl

'

ee , Odd. cfinnect. lemOn, 6 (Germ.)

which is also sometimes pro

Goelet, galét'.

Goethals, go'thlz.

Goethe, von,ffin gfi

'té .

Goetz , gets.

goiter, goi’tér.

Golconda, gOlkbn'da.

Golgotha, gol'

gotha.

Goliath , goli’ath.

gomeral gtlm'éral.

gondola, gon’dola.

gonfalon , gbn’faltln

Gorchakov .

See Gortchalooff.

Gordian , gor’dlan.

Gorizia , gOrlts'la.

Gorki, gdr'ké .

gormand , gOr'mhnd.

More commonly gmm nd.

Gortchakoff, gOr'chakof

'.

So pronounwd, also, when

spelledGortchakao orGortchalaow.

goshawk , gas’hOk.

Gotama, go’tama.

Goths , gc’ta.

Gotham , got'am, go

’tham .

The first is the name of an

114

grandiose. gran’dios.

Grand Monarque, Le, lé

grin mOnhrk'.

Grand Prix de Paris, gran

pré’dé paré

'.

grat grat.

Gratiano , grhshlh'no.

gratis, gra’tls.

gravamen , griva'mén.

Gravelotte (Battle of) ,gral t

’.

grease, grcs.

M Y» 81-6q 87681

nouncing Dictionary) notes thatin England

“many speakers

the forms gré's! and gré

’ei with

a diflercnce of meaning, grs’si

hav ing reference merely to the

and gré’ai

by grease. Thus withsuch speakers a candlestickmight be gré

'sl (i . e., covered

with candle grease) without

road might be gré’

z! (i. e., slip

pcry) without exactly

are,“n

Greenwich (Englan d ) ,grln

’lds.

In theUnited States common

ly gran/M .

greeshoch

shilCH.

gré'


The Oxford Dictionary givesonly the second.

Grenoble, gréno’b’l.

Greuze, grog.

Grev ille (Eng ) ,

grav él’.

Grevy, grsv é'.

grice grls

gri l

grien gran

grieshoch

shilCI-I.

Grimaldi, grémhl'de.

grimalkin , grlmal'kin ,

grimOl’kin.

Grindelwald, grln’délvhlt.

gn’

pe. grip

grisly. crio’ll

gfi stly. grls’ll.

grizzly, grig'li.

Gr6dek , groo'dék.

Grodno , grad’no.

Grolier, grolya’

, gro'lya.

Groot, grot.

ne’

Grotius , grO'shltls.

Grouchy, de, dogro'

oshe'.

grousome (Scot.) gro'

h’sum.

grunzie grdfin'

yl.


l lc. u ni te. cfire. i t. hccord. l rm . l sk. soft. lovable. ave. event. bod. reeént.. cfinnect.lll old ObeyH J ddOrb cfifl

'

ee lemOn. O (Germ.)


Gruyere, gri‘

lyar’.

Guadalajara, gwhthalahafirh.

So insin

, but in Mexico ,r

Guadalquiv ir, gOdhlkwlv'

ér. gwhthalké’

Vér.

Guadalupe gwathal

(E’

pa; (Mex) , gwadaloo

’

pa; gada

loop'

, gadalcfi’

pl.

guaiacum , gwi’akhm .

Guam , gwhm .

guanaco , gwsna'ko.

guano , gwa'no.

Guantanamo ,

m6.

guarantee, garante’.

This is the only a proved

pronunciation for bot sub

gwhnth’nh

guarantor, gar'hntOr.

guaranty, gar'anti.

Guardafui (Cape) gwhr

Guatemala, gwhtflma’la.

guava, gwa’va.

Guayaquil, gwlhkél’.

gubernatorial, giubérna

to’rlal.

gude glid.

115

gudeman gildman'.

gudewife gildwif’.

gudgeon, gfidz’i’

m .

guelder, gél'dér.

Guelph, gwélf.

Guendolen, gwen'dolen.

Guercino, gwérche’no.

guerdon, gfir’dfin.

Guericke, von, fbn ga’riké .

Guerin , de, (16 garan'.

Guernsey, gfirn’zl.

Guerriere, La, lagéryar'

guerrilla, géril’a’.

guesten ges n.

Gueux, gli.

Gugliehno, goblyél’mo.

Guiana, géh’na.

Guicciardini, gwéchhrdé fi

né .

Guiccioli, gwéchb’lé .

Guichard, geshi t’

guidon , gi’dlln.

Guido Reni, gwe’do ra

’ne.

guild. glld.

As a family name, Guild ismost commonlypronouncedgild.

Guildenstern, gll’dénstérn.

Guildford, gll’férd, glld

’

férd.

The first is the accepted British sound; both are used in theUnited States.

Ohr. in -u in use. urn.up. elrods. menu. food. foot. out. oil. angle. part. thin.

that.aggro, cufl gem ' M, ll (Fr.) man. See complete key.P3888 15-20.

116

guildhall, glld’hOl.

guillotine, gIl’Oten, gllbtén

’.

gmmm. gimp.giopThe

.

English word is gimp,than 18 no reason for preferring

or whollyFrench .

guinea, gln'l.

the word be common noun,

Guiney, gi'nl.

Guinivere, gwln'cver.

Guinness, gin'os.

Guiscardo, gwlskhr’do.

guise. giz .

Guise, giles’

, gez .

Guizot, geso'.

gulash , go'

o’lhsh .

gulden , go'

ol'den.

gules, giuls.

gulravage gdolravfl

ads.

gum arabic, gfim ar'Ablk.

Gunther, goon’tér.

W (800th ) : gils.

Gustavus, gusta’vus.

film ssnfitc . cfirc. fit. ficcord. firm. l sk. soft.thOro. Orb.cOUee.Odd.oOnnect. lemOn.O


gfi s'mdn.

gybe. drib

Gyges. gi'dzéa dzi

’dzé z.

gymkhana, dzimkh'na.

gynz ceum , dzlnésé’

fim,

dslnésé'hm.

gynecologist, dzlnék61'

Odzlst.

gynecology, dalnékOl’Odsl.

gynmcium , dglne'slum.

gyrate, dzi’rat.

gyration , dxlra’shiin.

gyro (Scot ). glr.

gyrfalcon, dzur'fOk

’n .

gyroscope. dil’rotakop

lovfihle.m . Ov ant. and. moth s(Gena )

ta'v iis, adbl

’fiis.

Gustavus Vasa, gusta'vus

vh’sa, gfi sth

'v o

-

os.

gutcher giich'ér.

Gutenberg, gdbt’énbérCH.

Guyandotte, géhndbt'.

Guyon, gl'on ; (in Sponsor) ,

gé’

bn ' (Fr ) , gfiybfl'°

Guyot, gs yo; (IN ) , glIEyO'.

Guzman de Alrafache,

go’

hth'mhn’do hlfhrh

’

cha.

118 m ar-DAY PRONUNCIATION

Halicarnassus, hi likarnasfi Harfloeur, M 61“.

113. haricot, har'Iko, sw at.

Halicz , ha'llch. Harleian, hi rlé

'in, hay

halite, ham, ham. lean.

hallion hal’

yun, Harlequin,mum my.

h61’

yfin . lékln.

Hale, Franz , frants hale.

haly ha'll.

Ham (Fr. v illage) , am .

hamadryad, ham’Adrmd.

hamadryades, hfimadrifi

adex.

Hamelin , ha’melln.

kar ham .

Handel, han'dél.

Handel, hén'dél.

hangar: half“ ; (FL ) : i f!"

gar'.

Hans Sacha, hans zaCHs.

Hapsburg, hap s'b fi rg ;

haps’boorCH.

harakiri, ha’raké

'ré .

harass, har’as.

harbinger, har’bindzér.

Hardinge, birding.

Hardwich (U. bird'

hareern, harém'.

harem , ha’rém . Hauptmann , houpt

’man.

Ila. m i te. cl re. i t. h oard. firm . Ink. so“. lov‘tblo. eve. tvent. lad. n ot“ .

there.over.Eda . loo, ill.61d.Obey.Orb. 065 00.add. earnest, lembn. 6 (Germ .)

ro'

on-ar-rashed’

h5r0"

6n'-alraah

’td.

Hamagon.M ON

Harpocrates, harpok’ratez .

harpsichord, harp’sikoi

'd.

harquebus, hirk’wébfis.

harst harst, hArst.

hartebeest, hér’tébést.

Hartmannsweiler, har t

mansv il’

ér.

Hertz , harts.

haruspex, hams’peks.

haruspice, hArus'

pIs.

Harwich (England) , bar’

Idz, har’ich.

Hasdrubal, has’drcTobal.

haugh hOCH.

haun hen, h6n.

haunt, hint, bent.



Haussmann, osman'.

hautboy, bo'boi.

hauteur,botur'

otor’

Havana, hava'na.

hav er ha’v ér.

Hav erhill, ha’v éril.

Havre, Le, 16av’r’

Havre de Grace (U.

hav’ér dé gras.

Hawaii, hawi'é .

Hawai ian , bawi’

yan.

Hawarden, h6’éd

’n.

Jones gives alsoM’d’n, M

’d’n,

and

Haydn , ha'd’n ; hi

'

den.

Haye, La, la51.

Haye Sainte, La, laa. sent.

Hayfi , ha’tI.

healsome hal’siim .

hearth, harth.

heart-scald hért'

skold, hért’skéd.

heaume, hem .

hebdomadal,

add].

Hebe, he’bé.

Hebert, abarf.

hebetudinous,

nus.

hebdom'

hebétiu'di

119

Hebraism , hé'braizm .

Hebraist, he'braist.

Hebrides, héb'rldéz.

Hecate, hek’ate.

hecatomb, hék’fitom, hék

’

steam .

hech (Scot. héCH.

So pronounced as an exclamation ; as meaning a haymke it ishék.

hecht heCHt.

hectoliter, kék'tblétér.

Hecuba, hék’iuba.

Hedone, hedo’ne.

hedonism , he'donlzm,

héd'

6n1zm .


Hegel, ha’

.gel

Hegelian, haga'llan, hége

’

hegemonic, hédzémon'1k,

hédzémon'lk.

hegemony, hedzém'oni.

hegira, hédzi'ra, hédz

’lra.

The second is“correct

”his

torically, and the favorite of thelexicographers, but it is seldom

Heidelberg, hi'délbérCH.

heigh-ho , ha'ho, hI

’ho.

6M, in -u in use, am , up, circus, menu, (Gad. (fi t. out. oil, angle. pert, thin.that, asure. CH -Germ . felt, a (Fr

9

1mm . See complete kl!! 93800 15

120 EVERY-DAY m ommcu 'non

Heine, Heinrich , hln’rlCH hemato (prefix) , hém

'lto.

hi’né .

be'mato.

heinous , ha’nfis.

Helena, hél’énfi.

Helenus, hél’énits.

Helmland, hel'

gownt.

In English commonly 3 65 90

Heliogabalus, hellogab'a

lfis.

Hellas, hél’fis .

hellebore, hél’ébor.

Hellene, hél'én. Hephwstus, hefés

'tfis.

Hellenic, helén'lk.

Hellespont, hel’éspont.

Hellespontine,hélésp6n'fin, Heptateuch , hép

’tfltiuk.

héléspon'tln. Hera, hé

’ra.

Helmholtz , hélm'hblts. Heraclean, herakle

'an.

Héloise, aloez'. Heracleian,

hérAkle'

yan,

helot, hél’ot, he

'lot. hérakll’éh .

helotry, hél’otrl, he

’lotrl. Heracles , hér

'fiklé z.

Helv etia, hélve’shm. Heraclidae. hérakll

'dé .

Helvctian, hélv é’shan.

Heraclitean, herakllté'an.

Helvetius, hé lv e’shlus ;

Heraclitus , héfakh

'mm

élvm fisl.

heraldic , hél'm(lik.

Hemans, hém’énz.

herb, erb, herb.

is nlhematite, hém

'atlt, bet

es 0 y

herbaceous herba’shfis .

So pronounced, also, whenwritten haematite. herbage, ér

'bfidz, her

'bads.

Ila. u ni te. care. It. l eoard. Inn, Ink. soil . lov‘hle. eve. event. end. yach t.there. over. Eden.See. (11.old.Obey.Orb. canoe.see. cbnneet. law n. 6 (Germ.)

hemistich , hém'lstik.

Hengest, hen’

gest.

Henlopen (Cape) , 11511

lo’

pen.

Henri, amenHenriade, La, laamssd

'.

Henriot, tweenHenriques, enre'kés.

122

hiccough , hIk'up.

it hiccup, with the note,cough was later spellmg, ap

parw under the erroneous

impression that the second syl

lable was cough, which has not

afiected the received

as a

hic et ubique, hie ét inbi'

It serves'

Orse. Field. sn’Garrison u

hich t H.

hicht hiCHt.

hie jacet, hilt dza’sé t.

Hieronymus , meted -Imus.

hight héCHt.

highwayman, hI'wamAn.

hilarious, hila’rms, bile

/

rius.


hilarit'

y, hflar'ltl, hilar

'lti.

uliiritish usage prefers the sec

0

Hilary, bfl’arl.

Hildebrand, hil'débrand.

Himalaya, hlmala’

ya.

Good practice is almostversally m favor of this sound,

l le, u ni te, ci te. i t. accord. firm . b k,


but lexicographers call it “ lea

correct,”and tell us we shouhi

say himd'ldyd.

Il'le lak

’rimé .

So pronounced, also, when

hindostan’e.

hinterland, hin'terland.

Hippocrates, hipbk’rfitez.

Hippocrene, hip'bkrén.

Hippolyta, hipol'lta.

Hippolyte, hlpol'lté .

Hippolytus , hipb'lltus.

Hippomenes,

'

hlpom’énez.

hippophagi, hIpOf’Adzl.

hirsute, her'siut, hérsiut

'.

hirundine;h1rfin'din,hlrun

din.

Hispaniola, hlspanyo'la.

hissel hés"l.

hissy héz'I.

histie hes'tl.

histrionic, histrion'lk.

hizzie héz’l.

Hoangho , hwangho'.

Hobbema, hob'éma.

Hobbes, hobz.

Hobbesian , hob'zian.

soil . lovtble. eve. event. end. realm.

M N .over.Eden.No.1“, 61d.Obey.Orb.060m.odd, obnpect, lemon.6 (Germ.)


Hoboken, ho’bokén.

hoch hGCH.

hod h6d.

hoddie hbd’l.

hogmanay

mana' .

hog-shouther heg

sh63 th'ér.

Hohenlohe, ho'énlo

’é .

Hohenstaufen, ho’énshtou

’

fén.

Hohenzollem ho’éntsol

’érn.

Holbein, hbl’bin.

Holborn, ho’bfirn.

Jones givesHolbom inLondonas ho

'bén.

holk hok.

holm , hom .

holocaust, hol’okost.

Holofernes, holofér'néz.

Holstein, hol’shtin, h61

’

stin, hol’sten.

The first is the German pro

nunciation of the name of thePrussian duchy; the other twoare its Anglicized forms as thename of a breed of cattle.

Holyhead, hol'lhéd.

Holyoke, bol'

yok.

Holyrood, hbl'lrcfi d.

homage, hom’adz.

Homburg, h6mbo_orCH.

h6g’

123

homegeneity, homodzéne’

iti.

homicidal, hom'

Isi'dal.

fact. The Oxford Dictionarygives only Mmtsid’

dl, while

American dictionaries give a

primary stress on the first syl

lable and a secondary stress on

the third. Poets from P0pe to

Tennyson seem to stress first

and third about the same, as

most of us doubtless do in

speech, varyingaccordingto son

tencemodulation. Seepage 6.

hom e d’

afi’

aires, Gmda

far'

hommed’esprit, 6mdéspre

'.

homceo (prefix) , ho'méo.

hommopath , ho'meopath,

hom’eopath.

homoeopathic, h cm e6

path’Ik.

homoeopathist, homeopfi

athist.

homoeopathy, hcm e6p

athl.

homogeneous,

neus.

homologous homol'ogue.

homologue, hom'616g.

homonym , hom'onim, he

'

monlm .

homoplasy, homop'lasi.

homodzé'

bhr, iu =l tu in use, urn , up. circus, menu, i66d, foot. out, oil. angle, part, thin,th at. azure, CH -Germ . felt, it (Fr.) man. 800 complete key, pages 16-20.

O’né awa hé mal é

pans’.

Honiton, hon’ltfin.

Honolulu, henolo'

o’loo .

honorarium , encra'rmm .

hooch ho_oCH.

hoof, ho-

of.

Hogge, de, dé ho'CHé .

Hoogv liet, hOCH’v lét.

hoop, hoop.

hoopoe, ho'

op’o.

Hoosier, ho'

oz’ér.

H6pital, L’

, lepetal’.

Horace, her’as .

Hora , ho’re.

horizon , hori'zfm .

horologe, h6r’616dz, hor

'

olodz.


horoscope, hor’oskop.

hors concours, her

ko'

or’.

hers de combat, hbr dé

kcnbs'.

hors d’

oeuv re, h6r do'vr

’

.

Hortense, ortans’.

Hosea, hose'a.

hospice, hos'

pls .

Some dictionaries allow alsohos

'

pa , but it is rare in practice.

kee


Hougomont, 6'

og6mon'.

boukit bouk'it.

houlet hoT>’lét.

houp hoop.

houri, ho'

o’ri, hou

'rl.

housewife, hous'wlf , huz

’

wli, huz'

lf.

housewifery,

huz’wifrl.

wifship.

housie ho_68

'l.

hous’wlf

’rl,

l ie. senl te. si te , It. i ccord. firm , Ink. soft. lovable. eve, event. 8md. recent.thl ro. over.Eden. too. 111.Old.Obey.Orb. 06600.see. ofinnect. lemon. 6 (Germ. )

hospitably, hbs’

pitfibll.

hospital, hos’

pital.

hospitaler, hes'

pltflér.

hostage, hos'tads.

hostel, hOs'tél.

hostelry, hos'télri.

hostile, boe'tfl.

hostler, hos'ler, 6s

'lér.

Hotel des Invalides, otei’

dazanvaléd'.

H6tel de Ville, m ydé vel.

houdie houd'l.

Houdin , st em .

Houdon , o-

odon'.

houfi'

houf.

hough , hok.


Hyperion, hlpé'rlon, hiper

’

i’on.

hypertrophy, hipér’trofi .

hypochondria, hipokon'

dria, hipokon’dria.

hypochondriac, hipokon’

driak, hlpokon’driak.

hypochondriacal, hipokon

dri’akal.

hypochondriasis, hipokon

drl'asls.

hypocrisy, hlpok'risi.

hypocrite, hip’okrl

'

t.

hypodermic, hipodér'mik.

hypogastri c, hipogas’trik.

hypophosphate, hipofos'

fat, hipbfbs’fat.

ale, sentte, cl re, i t, accord, firm , flak , soft , lovable, ev ent, end, recent.there. over, Eden,

”

me, ill, 61d.obey.Orb. obfi'

ee.odd. connect, lembn , 6 (Germ .)

hypotenuse, hipot'énius.

hypothecate, hipoth'ékat,

hlpoth’ékat.

hypothenuse, hipoth'énius .

tion, though historically errone

ous, seems to be the prevalentone.

hypothesis, hlpoth’ésis, hi

pcth’ésis.

hypothetic, hipothét’ik, hi

pethet’lk.

hypothetical, hipothét'ikal

,

hlpothét'Ikal.

Hyrcan, hur’kan.

hyson, hi’s’n.

hyssop, his’fip.

hysteria, histe'ria.

Iacchus, iak'fis.

Iachimo, ya’kémo, iak

’imo.

Iago , éa’

go.

Iamblichus, iam'blikfis,

dzam'blikiis.

Ian , e’an.

ibid. Ib'id.

So pronounced as an abbrev ia

tionof theLatinibidem (ibi’dem)

ibis, i'bis.

Ibrahim Pasha, ibrahem'

pasha’.

Ibsen, Ib’sen, ip

’sen.

Icarian, Ika’rian.

Icarus, ik’arus.

Ichabod, Ik'fibod.

Ich Dien, ICH den'.

ichneumon , Ikniu’mon.

ichor, i'kor, i

’kor.

ichthyology, Ikthiol'odzi.

ichthyosaurus, ikthiosMrus.

ici on parle francais, (as?!

onparl franse’.

icon , i'kon.

iconoclast, ikon'oklast.

Ictinus, ikti'n

idé'é .

idé'fil.

idealization, idealiza'shfin.

Ides, idz.

idiosyncrasy, idiosin'krasi.

Idomeneus, idem’énius.

Idumaea, Idiumé'a.

idyl, i’dil.

idylist, i'dilist.

So pronounced, also,spelled idyllist.

idyllic, idil’ik.

Iena, éa'nc.

ieroe eéro’.

If, Chateau d’

, shato'déf

'.

Ignatiev , igna’tyéf.

Ignatius, igna’shius.

ignes fatui, Ignéz fat’iui .

ignis fatuus, ig’nis fatiufis.

ignition, ignish’fin.

ignominy, ig'nomini.

ignoramus, ignore/mus.

iguana, Igwa’na.

Ik Marv el, ik mar'vel.

Ile de France, 61'dé frans

'.

6M. in -u in

.

use.urn.up. circfis. menu, food. fo'

6t. out. oil, angle, part. thin,

that, azure, CH -Germ . felt, a (Fr man . See complete key, pages 15-20.

128

Ilfracombe, IlfrAko—om

'.

ill-fa’

ard él-ford’.

spelled ill-lar’d or ill-jaw ed. It

even appw s as “Limi t (arton) .

illicit, ills'it.

Illinoian , Illnoi'an.

Illinois , Ilinci’.

is eeldom heard.

Illinoisian, illnoi’

yfin, ill

mois’lan.

Ilhrminati, Iliumina’ti, Ilin

mina'te.

illusive, Iliu'siv .

illustrate, lliis’trat, Il

’

tis

illustrated, ilti'stratéd, 11

'

ustratéd.

illustration, flfistra'shun .

illustrative. llti'stratlv , il

'~

hstrativ .

illustrator. iltl'

stratér.

Iloilo ,

Il Penseroso, cl pensero’so.

Il Pensiero, ol pensea’ro.

Ilus, lI'

lfis.

imagery, im'tdzri.

imbecile, im'bésll.

imbroglio , imbrol’

yo.

immersion , lmiir’shftn.

110. m i te. ci te. i t. l ceord l rm, h ,k. oofl . lovhble M in ot.

EvERYe DAY PRONUNCIATION

shun,Imiunlza

'

shfin.

Imogen , Im'Odzén.

impasse, aupis'

;

Impas’.

tA.

implacable, Impla’kfib'l.

importune, Importiun’

, im

impotence, im’

pbtems.

impotency, im'

pbténsi.

imprecatory, Im'

prtkfitorl.

impresario , imprasa'reo.

impress (verb) , Impres’

im'

pres.

imprimatur, Imprima'tur.

treé'chi .

improvise, lmprbviz’.

improv iser, Improvi’ser.

h pugn, impiun'.

tad. meant.than .over.Edem icc.m.sai obey, Orb. efifln HM efinu ok lem 6 (Oerm.)

130

indicatrix, Indika’trilcs.

indices, in'diséz .

indict, indit'.

indictable, Indlt’ab’l.

indictive, indl’ktiv .

indigent, ln’dldzént.

indisputable, indis'

piutab’l.

indisputably,indis'

piutabli.

indissoluble, indis’bliub

’l,

indisol’iub’l.

indissolubly, Indis'bliubli,

Indislfi'iubli.

indite, Indit'.

indocile, indos'll.

inebriety, inébri'éti.

inertia, inér’shia.

Ines, é’nés , i

'nés.

See also Inez.

in es'se.

inexhaustible, inégzost'ib

’l.

inexorable, Inéks'orfib

’l.

inexpiable, Inéks'

piab’l.

inexplicable, inéks'

plikfib’l.

inexpugnable, inékspug'

nab’l, inékspiun

’Ab

’l.

The second is allowed inAmerican, but not in British,

in extremis, in ékstre'mis.


inextricable, Inéks’trikfib'

l.

Inez , I’nés.

Cf. Ines.

infamous, ln'famus.

infinitesimal, Infinités’imal.

infinitival, Infiniti'val.

infiatus , Infia’tfis.

infundibuliform ,

biulifbrm.

infundibulum ,

iulfim .

infusoria, Infiuso’ria.

Ingelow, Jean, dzén in’

dsélo.

ingenious, indzén'

yus.

ingénue, anzhanii’.

ingenuity, Indefiniu'Iti.

inflindi'

Infundib'

i le. acu te. cl re . i t. i ecord. firm , l sk. soft. lovable. Ev e. event. 8nd. red ut.there, over, Eden. ice. ill.old.obey.Orb. cones .6dd. efinneet, lamen. 6 (Germ.)

Infants , Infan'ta.

Infante, infan'ta.

infanticide, Infan’tlsid.

infantile, in'fantil, in

'fantil.

infantine, In'fantin, In

’fan

tin.

infecund, infék'find, Me

'

kund.

inferable, infér'fib’l, in

'fer

ab’l.

inference, in’féréns.


ingenuous, Indzén’iuus.

ingine én’dzin.

ingle, In’

g’l.

ingot, In’

got, In’

got.

ingrain, In’

gran, Ingran’.

Now usually stressed in'

grain before a substantive, ia

grain’after it or in the predi

cate.

”—Oxford Dictionary.

ingrate, In’

gri t.

ingredient, Ingré’diént.

Ingres, an’

gr’.

in hoc signo v inces, In hok

sig’no vIn

’séz .

inhospitable, Inhos’

pitab’l.

inhospitably, Inhos’

pitabli.

Inkerman , Ink’érman

’

inlay In’ls ; (verb) ,

Inla’.

in loco parentis, In lo’ko

paren’tis.

in medias res, In mé’dias

réz.

In mem'

o’riam .

innate, In’nat, Innat

'.

innocuous, Inok'iuus.

innoxious, Inok’shus,

nok'shiis.

Innsbruck, Ins'brook.

innuendo , Iniuén’do.

inopportune, Inoportiun’.

In

131

in-ower Ino'ér, In

ou’ér.

in posse, In pos’é .

in propria persona, In pro’

prIaperso’na.

in puris naturalibus, In

piu’rIs natiural

'Ibiis.

inquiry, Inkwi’ri.

In ré .

in saecula saeculorum , In

sék’iula, sékiulo

'n

‘

im .

insatiety, Insati'éti.

inscience, In’shIéns,

shens .

inscrutable, Inskrob’tab

’l.

insert In’sert;

(v erb) , Insert’.

insight (Scot. , household

goods) , In’sit,In

’sICHt.

in situ, In si’tiu.

insolate, In’solat.

insolation , Insola’shun.

insoluble, Insol’iub

’l.

insouciance, anso—osyans

’

InsGb’sIans.

The French pronunciation is

preferable.

insouciant, Insoo’siant ;

(Fr.) insciosyan’.

Both British and American

usage favor the Anglicized form .

inspiration , Inspire/shi m.

ohr, in -u in use, urn, up, circfis. menu, fasd. f66t, out, oil, angle, part, thin.

that, azure,Cfla Gam , “hi 31 (FL ) flee complete key.pm 15-20'


instanter, Instan’tér. internedne, Intérné

’sin, In

in statu quo , in sta'tiu térné

'sin.

kwo. inter-pellate, Intérpél'at.

instinct In'stinkt ;

Instinkt'. shun.

interpolate, Intér’

pblat.

maular, In’siular.

insulate, In’siulat.

insult In’sult;

Insult'.

intaglio , Intal’

yo.

intercalary, Intér'

kélfiri.

intercalation, Inter-kaw

shfin.

interdict (BUM ) , miter_

15 , 111880 , W ; fem ,

dIkt (verb) , Inter

dlktThe best image is in favor of

the samesound fos' both substan

interested, in'terested.

interesting, In'téréstin.

interfiuous , intér'fio

'

ous . inundate, In'findat, Infin

Interlaken , Interla’ken. di t.

interlocutor, Interlok'iuté r.

invalid In’valid;

invalide anv i led'

inveigh , Inva'.

M ovemEdmm mM obeywrbmwm oddmoM

interstitial, Intérstish'al.

intestine, Intes’tin.

intrepidity, Intrepid’ItI.

in’trtgtnt.The feminine form is intri

134

Isiac , l'sIak.

isinslau . i’zfisslfis

pe’nos.

Islas'lfis

’lam , Islim

'.

Islamic, Islfim’fk, lzlfim

’lk.

Islamite, Is'lamit, Is

'lamit.

Isles Filipinas,

felépé'nas.

Islay, Is'la.

Ismailia, eemsn'

yt.

Ismail Pasha, Ismw '

pa

shi’

, Ismael’

pash'a.

isochronal, 136k'r6nfil.

isochronism , isok'rOniz

’m .

Isocrates, isbk’ratéz.

isolable, is’blab], Is

’olahl.

isolate, is'olat, Is

’olat.

isolation , isbla’shiin, 186191

shun.

Isolde, Isbld'.

Isonzo , ézbn'teo.

isosceles, isos’éléz.

isotherm , i’sotherm.

és'lés


It'ala (prefix) .

Ithamar, Ith’amér.

itIn’érint.

itin'erarl.

itinerant,

itinerary,

itis, i'tIs.

Ito , e'to.

Iturbide, dc, da éto'

orbe'

the; (in Mexico) ,etc—orbe

’da.

Iturea, Itiure’fi.

Itys, i’tis.

Iulus, iiu'lus.

file -antes. m w tt tm m m m m m .

M m eM over.Edem loot mwld or s am e“ . 60cm .)

Israels. Josef, yo'sef ara

els'.

Israfel, Iz'rfifél.

it is pronouncedWW I.

Issachar, Is'511543

Istambul, estambob l’.

isthmian , Is’mian, Isth

'

mian, Ist'mlin.

isthmus, Is’miis, Isth

'mils,

Ist'mus.

Italian. Ital’

yAn.


Ivan, evan’

, i’van. éshtlflsho

’

Ivangorod, evan’

gorot.

Ivanhoe, i’vanho.

Ivry, evre’.

Iksi'on.

in n u ih use, am .up. circus. menu. toad. foot. cut, oil, angle. thin.that, seure, CH =Germ. ich.n (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 16-20.

10

Ixtlilxochitl,

chét’l.

Izdubar, Izd66bar’.

Iztaccihuatl, es tak s é'

hwat’l.

Jachimo , yfi’kémo.

jacinth, dzfi’sinth, dais

Iuth.

jackal, dzfik’ol.

Jacobean, dsfikbbé’an.

Jacobi, yako'be.

Jacobin , dzik’bbln.

Jacobite, dzik’bblt.

Jacoby. yakO'bé .

Jacquard, zakar’

Jacquerie, sikre'.

Jacques. ték

Jacques Bonhomme, zak

boncm'.

jad dead, dead.

M 'él Jardin des Plantes, zardan'

jaguar, dzig'wir.afigwirfi dc plant

'.

pm jardiniere, zardényar.

Jaime, Don , don haé'ms. Jam dyce. dzflrn

’dis.

Jaroslav , yamslav’.

Jairus, dzi’Irfis, dsai

'rhs.

jaunt, dzant, dzOnt.

jalap, dzfil'ap. jaunty, dzin

’ti, daou

'ti .

jalousie, zal6'

oze’ Jaures, Jean, can zeres

'.

w eaken s.)

Jamblichus, dzam’blfkus.

Jamshid, dsamshed'.

Janauschek, yé’noushek.

Janet (Paul) , sane.

Janiculum , dzfinIk'iuliim .

Janin, Jules, sill sinfih'.

janizary, dean'IzarI.

Jansen , dzan'sén .

Jansenist, dséu'sénist.

Japheth, dza'feth.

Jaques, Wes,

shalt.

The first two are the common

sounds of the name as Anglicizedin English literature, especially

138

Joubert (Dutch) , you'bert.

Joubert so_obAr

'.

ions: ciao-

682.

jouk dzo-

ok.

Jourdain, so'

Brdan’.

Jourdan, sob rdén'.

Journal des Débats, coornal

’ds daba

'.

jaunt. dzfist. ciao-

ost

jow dzou, dzo.

Jowett, daou'et.

jowl, deol, dsoul.Juan, hwan .

This is the sound

J uan F ernandez , hwen

feman’dath ;

dao'

b’an feman

’déz .

Juanita; hwhne'ta.

Juarez , hwa’tae.

jubilate, jiubIla'té , yoobé

WM.

80 sounded as the common or

Juch (Emma) , yo'

bCH.

judicatory, dzob’

dlkfitori.

judicature, dc o’dIkfitiur.

judiciary, dzob dish’lari.

insular dzO‘

é'

siulflr


Jusurtha. dzébsflr'thc.

JuifErrant, le, 16meta-an.

jujitsu , dzo’

b’dzitsdb.

Julie, zfile'.

Julien , amysa'.

Julienne , sfilyén’.

Juliet , dziu’liét.

Juniata, dab—onii t

'

d.

Junot, sfino'.

junta, dziin'tfi.

In Spanish, hdcn'td.

junto , dziln’w.

jupon .dzO'

B'

pfin, dzé‘

opbn’

;

supon’.

jurisconsult, dzo'

érlskbn'

sult.

juror. dc O’rér

ins (13W) , dzfisJusserand , ziis

’ran

'.

just (tilt) , drust.

Ci. joust.

juste-milieu, rust melyo'.

justiciable, dsfistish'mb’l.

justifiable, dzus’tiflab

’l.

justificativ e, dzn’

ls'tiflkfitlv .

justificatory,dzus't1ffkat6ri,

dzilstlf’lkfitori.

juvenile, dso'

o'vénll, dzo

'

bfi

v énil.

i leu n nlu m etm l t lword lrmm l sk sofl lofl ble eve event lnd reoh t.

m over. M yM ood “.06m mlowsrfl Gm l

kabala, kab’515.

Kabul, ka’bob l, kab661

’.

Kipling prefers the first:

Kabul town's by Kabul riv er

Blow the bugle, draw the sword

kadi, ka’di , ka

'di .

Kafir, kaf’ér.

Kalakaua, kalakou’a.

kaleidoscope, kali’doskop.

Kalends, kal’endz.

Kalevala, ka’lavala.

Kalisz , kal’

yésh.

Kamchatka, kamchat’ka.

See also K amtschatka.

Kamehameha, kama’ha

ma’ha.

Kamerun, kamaroon’.

Kamtschatka, kamchat'ka,

kamchat’ka.

whenronounced,spelled

pKamtchatka or Kamchat

Kanaka, kan’aka.

In Australia improperlykc

‘

imik'6 —Oxford’ Dictionary.

Kanawha, kano’wa.

Kansas, kau’zes.

Kant, kant; kant.

Kantian, kan’tian.

ki'blin, ka

'olin.

Kapel’meister, k apel

mister.

Karat.See carat.

Karlsruhe, K i rls’rooe.

Kavanagh , kav'ana.

Jones gives kdv’dnd orMo

’ami.

Many families in the United

States call itMv’dnd.

Kazan , kazan’

y’.

Kearney, kar’ni .

Keble, ke’b’l.

keeliv ine kel’iv i

'

n.

keelson, kel’son.

K ehama, keha’ma.

Keighley, keth'li.

This is its sound as a place

name ; as a surname it is pro

nounced ké'l’t, kt

’li .

Kelt, kelt.Cf. Celt.

Keltic , kél’tik.

Cf. Celtic.

Kempis, 5 (Thomas) , 5

kem’

pis.

bhf , iu =u in use, urn, up, circfis. menu, f66d, fo6t, out, 011. angle, part. thin.

that, azure, CH =Germ . ish, n (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.

140

Kennebec, kénébék’.

this either on

Is or the last.two stresses are nearly even,

varying with sentence modulation.

Kennebunk, kenébunk’.

Keokuk, ke’okuk .

kepi, kep’e.

keramic, keram'ik.

Kerenski, kér'enské .

Kerguelen,kur’

gélén ;

kérgalon'.

Keswick, kéz’fk.

ketchup, kéch'up.

The form and sound of theits supform is

khaki, kh'ké .

khan , ken, kin.

Khartum , karto’

Bm'.

Khiva, ke’va.

Khorassan, CHGrassin’.

Khorsabad, CHOrsabad’.

Kiaochow, kyou'cho

'.

kiaugh k i H.

Kieff, kE'

yéf.

Cf. Kiev .

Kiel, kél.

i i i; t 5

5


Kiev , ke'

yéf.°

Cf. Kien'

.

Kilauea, keloua’

i.kiln , kfl, kiln.

kilometer, kfl’bmé tér.

kilowatt, kil'bwot.

Kincardine, kinkar’din ,

klnkhr’din.

kinematic, kinemat'ik.

kinematograph , kinemat’

Ograf, kinemat’ograf.

kinetic , kinet'ik, kinet

’ik.

kinrick kén'rik .

kippage kép'

ads.

kiosk , kedek'.

Kioto , kyo'to.

Kirchhoff, kérCH'ht'if.

Kirk Kilise (Kilisseh) , kerkldlis

'é, kerk kelesi

'.

Kishinev , kishinef’

, koshe

ny6f'.

kismet, lcis'm .et

Kissingen, k Is ’In g é n ;

kis’éndzén .

kitling két'

lIn.

kiutle kilt”l.

Klamath , klam'ath.

Klaus , klous .

. .l sk soft. lovahlm eve . event. end, recent.. .Orb ass-o.odd.M lm omum.)

laager, li’

gér.

La Basses.

See Bassée, La.

labél dam sari mérse’.

labor omnia v incit, la'bor

bm'nla vIn

'sIt.

Labouchére, labo-

oshar' .

Laboulaye, labo'

ole’.

La B ruyere, ls brfiyfir’.

Laccadive, lék'adiv .

Lacedm on, lisédé’mbn.

Lachesis , lak’esis.

Lachine, leshén'.

lachrymal, lak'rimél .

lachrymose, lik’rImOs.

laconic , lakon'ik.

lactein, lak’téin.

lacuna, lakiu’na.

lacustrine, lakiis’trin.

Ladrones, ladrons'

;

ladro’nas.

Laertes, laer'te'

s.

Lafayette, de, dé lafayét’.

Lafitte, lafet'.

laissez faire, le’sa ffir

’.

Lajeunesse, Gabriel, gab

rlel'lazonés

’.

Lalla Rookh , an r6'

ok’.

L’

Allegro , lalla’

gro.

Lamartine, de, dé lamar

tén’.

Lambert, lam’bert;

lanbér'.

Lamech , la’mék.

lamentable, lim’éntflb

’l.

Lameth, dc , délamé'.

Lamia, la'mia.

LaMotte-Fouque, lsmot’

fob ka'.

Lanark, lin’firk.

Lancaster, lfin'kfistér.

i le. senl te . cl re, It. lccord. firm. b k. soft. lovable. in . ev ent. end, recent.there. over.Eden. ice. Ill.old.Obey.Orb, cease, odd. connect. lumen. 6 (Germ.)

L

La Follette, 15.fol’et.

Lagado, lcgc'dc, lag

’adO.

La Gloire, laglwar’.

Lagos, lé'

gbs, la'

gos.

La Guayra, 1agwae'ré .

Lahore, lahOr’.

laigh IsCH.

Lains.


Lancelot du Lac, Ian'sélot

dii lak .

Lanceolate, Ian’séolat.

Lanciani, lancha’ne.

lenders, Ian’sérz.

landau , lan’do, lan

'dou .

Landgraf, lont'

graf. .

Landgrav e, land'

grav .

Landgravine, land’

grav én.

Landsturm , lant'stoorm ,

lant'shtoorm .

Landwehr, lant'var.

Lanfrey, lanfré’

Lange, lan’é .

lang syne, Ian sin’.

Languedoc , landok’.

langue d’

oil, Iandoel’.

languet, lan’

gwét.

languid, lan'

gwid.

languish , lan’

gwish.

languor, lan’

gér, lan’

gwér.

languorous, lan’

gérus, Ian’

gwérus.

Lanier, laner’.

Lannes, Ian .

lansquenet, lans’kanet.Laocoon , laok

’oon .

Laodamia, laodami’a.

Laodicea, nearest.

Laodicean , laodisé’an.

Labm'édbn.

La'

os.

La Patric, 1apatré’.

La Perouse, laparooz'.

Lapham , lip’am .

la’

pis, lap’is.

lapis lazuli, la’

pIs laz’iuli,

lap’is laz

’iuli .

Lapithae, lap’Ithé .

Laplace, lapla'

s’

Laputa, lapin’ta.

Lara, la'ra.

Lares, la'rez.

largess, lar’dzes.

So pronounced, also, whenspelled largesse.

larghetto , largét’to.

larghissimo, large’simo.

lariat, lar’Iat.

La Rochefoucauld, de, dé

laroshc oko’.

La Rochelle, la teshel'.

laryngitis, larIndzi’tIs.

lasso , las’o.

Latakia, lataké’a.

Lateran , lat'eran .

lath, lath.

lathe, lath.

laths, lathz.

Latinus, lati’nus.

Latium , la’shium .

ohr, in -u in use, urn.up. circus. menu, food. fo‘

6t. cut, oil, angle, part,

that. asure, CH =Germ . ich, a (Fr.) man . See complete key. pages 15-20.

144

Latour d’

Auv ergne, de, dé

Into—or

'dov ém

'

y’

latrine, latrén’.

lauch laCH.

Laughlin , laf’lIn.

launch, lanch, lonch.

launder, lan’dér, lon

'dér.


ond.

laundress, lan'dres,

dres.

laundry, lan’dri, 16n

’dri.

Launfal (Sir) , lan’fal, 16n

’

fa].

laureate, 16’réat.

laurel, 16'r51, lor

’el.

Laurier (Sir Wilfrid) , 16’

115 .

Lausanne, 16zan'.

lav erock lav’érok,

lav’rok.

Lavoisier, lavwfizya’.

Layamon , la’amon.

lazar, la’zar.

lazzarone, lazaro’na;

ladzaro’na.

Leander, lean’dér.

leant, lent.

leaped, lept.

leapt, lept.

16n’


learned, lérnd, lér’néd.

The first is the past tense ofthe verb ; the second,participle or adjective.

Lebrun, lé brun'.

leb’wohl, lap vol

'.

leeward, ln’etd, léwérd.

The second is hardl more

than a dictio word ut thedictionaries t

'

tionaliy prd'

er

it to the one actually in use.

Lefebvre, léfév’r’

Lefevre, lefe'ver.

c aré , légré’.

legate, leg’at.

legend, ledz’énd, le

'dzénd.

legendary, lédz’éndari.

Legendre, lézan'dr

’.

legerdemain, lédzérdéman’.

legged, légd, lég’ed.

leghorn , leg’horn, leg

’6m.

legume, lég'ium , legium

’.

Leibnitz , lip’nIts.

Leicester, les'ter.

Leigh , Aurora, cro’ralé

'.

Leighton , la’ton.

Leilah, la’la

’.

Leinster, lén’stér.

Leipsic, lip sIk.

Leipzig, lip'tsICH.

leister les'ter, lés

’

ter.

ale, senate, care, i t, accord. firm , ask, sofa, lovable, eve, ev ent, end, recEnt.thé re, over, Eden, ice , 111.Old, Obey, Orb, canes.Odd, rennect, lemOn, 6 (Germ .)

146

Leverrier, lév érya'.

liu'Is.

Leyden , ll'dén .

liaison , lesson'.

liard, lyar.

libelant, li'belant.

libertine, lib’ertin .

lichen, ll'kén ,

lIch'én .

lichwake lich'wak,

leCH’wak.

Liebig, le'hiCH.

Liebknecht, lép'kneCHt.

Liederkranz , le'derkrants .

Liege, léez'

lien , le’

én, Ian.

lieu , liu,loo.

lieutenant, liuten'fin t ;

leftén’ant.

lifelong, lif'lon .

Ligny, IEnye’.

Li Hung Chang, ls boongchan

’.

LiliuokalaniJélédbbkala’ne.

Lille, lei.

Lilliputian , llllpiu’shan.


lime , lim’a.

Common] ” pronouncedthe name a bean, but oftenM in such namcs as lim barlt,

Lima, le'ma; ll

'ma.

Commonly the second as a

place name in theUnited States.

limner, lim’ner.

Limoges, lemOs’.

limousine, mm! m '

; (col

lingerie, Ian'

s’re.

Linlithgow, Iinlith’

go.

Linnean, linc'

ah .

Linnz us, IIné'us.

linotype, lin'dtip.

liqueur, le'kor’, likiur’.

lira, lé’ré .

Lisle 111;As an adjective (title threw!)

it is til .

Liszt, list.

liter, le’ter.

literati, litera'ti.

literatim , litera’tim .

lithe, 11th .

lithesome , lith’som.

lithy, lith’l, lith

'I.

litigious, lltldz’us.

litre, le’tér; letr

’.

littérateur, létarator’.

Ole. senl te . cOre. i t. incord. firm . ask. soft . lw hble év e. tvent. end. recent.there , over. Eden, ice. Obey .Orb, chase.odd , cennect.


littoral, lit'bral.

Littré , létra'.

liturgic, lltfir'dzik.

liturgy, Ht'firdzl.

livelong, liv'lbn.

liv re, levr ; lé’vér.

llama, la'ma.

llano , la'no.

Llewellyn , 166él’In.

loath, loth.

loathe, loth.

locale, lbkal'.

locative, lok'ativ .

loch l H.

Lochaber, IoCHa’bér.

Loch Eil, loCH él.

Lochinvar, l Hinvar’.

Loch Katrine, IGCH katfi

rIn.

Loch Lev en , IGCH le'ven.

Loch Lomond, IGCH 16'

mend.

locomotiv e, lokomo’tiv .

Locrine, lokrén'

Lodore, lbdor'.

Lodov ico , 16d6v é’kb.

Lodz, loé dz.

Loeb, lob.

loggia, 16dz'6, 16

'dzm.

logomachy, lbgom'akl.

147

logy, 16'

gI.

Lohengrin , 16'éngrin.

Loire, lwar.

Loki, lo'ke.

Longchamp, 16nshan'.

longev ity, lbndzév'ltl.

Longimanus, lbndzima’nfis.

Longinus, 16ndzi’nfis.

Longwy, l6n'wé

'

L063,

Lope de Vega Carpio , lo’

pfi.

dava’

gakar’

pyo.

Lopez , lo’

pas ; (Span ) , 16'

path.

Lorelei, lo’réli

’

, lbr’éli .

lorgnette, lémyét’.

Lorrain , lbran'.

Lorraine, lbran'.

losable, 163z'ab

’l.

Los Angela , 168 an’

gélés,

lbs an'dzélés ; 163

an'halas .

losel, lo’zel, 166z

'él.


only the first.

loth, 16th.

Lothario , 16tha'rio.

Loti, Pierre, pyar'lbté

'.

Lotophagi, lbtbf’fldzi.

lough, l H.

6M, lu -u in use, urn, lip. circus. menu, ffi d, foot, cut, oil, angle. pert, thin;

that."are.GEE-3 .97m i , felt. a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

148

Louis Quatorze, lo'

Bé’

ka

tOrz’

; lo_o'i,

lo—o’ls.

80 also Louis Quinze (kdhz) ,

ma); Seize (m ), Louis Tm’

ze

Louisv ille, lo—o'lsv ll, 1075

'

Ivfl.

loun loon.

lour, lour.

Lourdes , lo'

ord.

lout lout.

louther lo'

Bth'ér.

Louvain, lo_ovan

’.

Louvre, lob'

vr’.

low lou .

lower, lou'ér, lo

'ér.

The first is the intransitive

verb ; the second, the transitive

verb and the adjective.

Lowicz , lb’vlch.

lown 107 m.

Loyola, loyo'la, loio

'la.

Lublin , lyo'

o'blyén.

Lucania, liuki'nia.

Lucia,

lo'

Bché'a.

lcToché'a dé lam

'er

mo‘

é r’.

Lucknow, lfik’nou.

Lucrece, liukrés’


Luxor, luk’sor, lobk

'sOr.

luxuriance, lfiksiu'rians

,

lfigzo‘

o'rians.

lycée,

lyceum , llsé’fim .

ale. senl te, el re. i t. i ccord. firm. b it. 006 . lovsbls. m . Ovoot. 6nd. remthere. ever. Eden. loo, (ll.61d, Obey, Orb.canoe, Odd.

LucreziaBorgia, lo_okra

'tsl8

bb'

r’dza.

Ludwig, 166t’v lCH.

Lugano , lo'

oga’no.

luif lo' "

of, luf.

Luigi, lo—oé

’dsé .

Luis lwes.

lunch , lunch ; llinsh.

Lunev ille, liinfiv é l’.

Lupercal, liupérkal.

Luray, liura'.

Lurlei, 166r'll.

Lusitania, liuslta’nm.

Liitzen , liit'sén.

Liitzow , liit'so.

luxury, lfik’shoérl, Nike

'

iurl,

Luzern, lé‘

é tsérn’.

Luzerne (U . liuzflrn’.

Luzon , 16626n'

; (Spam) ,166th6n

’.

148

Louis Quatorze, lo'

Bé'ka

torz’

; 16'

6’i,

lo'

o’ls.

So also Lam'

s Quince (kanz) ,Louw

'

3m (ads) , Louis Treize

(trdz) .

Louisv ille, lbb'lsvfl, 1075

’

ivil.

loun loon.

lour, lour.

Lourdes , lo’

ord.

lout lout.

louther lo—oth

'ér.

Louvain , lo—ovan

’.

Louv re ,

low lou .

lower, lou’ér, lo

'ér.

The first is the intransitive

Lowicz , lo'vlch.

lown 107 m.

Loyola, loyb'la, loio

’lfi.

Lublin, lyob'blyén.

Lucania, liuka’nia.

Lucia, liu'shm, liu

'sha; (It.)

lo'

bché'a.

Lucia di Lammermoor,lo—oche

’a dé lam

'ér

mo'

Br'.

Lucknow, lfik’nou.

Lucrece, liukrés'.


Luxor, luk'sor, ldbk

'sbr.

luxuriance, lfiksiu’riéns,

luxury, lilk'shd

‘

érl, bike'

iuri, lfig’zo

’

bri.

Luzern, ldbtsérn’.

Luzerne (U. liuzurn'.

Luzén, lo‘

é zon'

; (Spam) ,lo_othon

'.

lycée, lésa'.

wceum , lisé'fim .

file. sm i te. clre. i t. leoard. inn, b k. coll . lovtble. eve. event. Sud, realm,

thu s. over. Eden. ice, an.Old.obey.Orb.ewes, odd.connect, lumen, 6 (Germ.)

LucreziaBorgia, lo-

okra'tslfi

bbr'dsa.

Ludwig, lo'

Bt’viCH.

Lugano , lo-

oga'no.

luif 10'

6f, lflf .

Luigi, lo—oé

’daé .

Luis lwes.

lunch , lunch ; liluah.

Lunev ille, liinav é l’.

Lupercal, liupérkal.

Luray, liura'.

Lurlei, lo‘

or’li.

Lusitania, liusita'nla.

Liitzen , liit'sén.

Liitzow, liit'so.


Lycidas, lis'idas.

Lyly (John) , lil'l.

Lyon,

Lyonnaise, léonaz'

,

lyricism , lIr'

IsIz’m.

oh , in-u in use, 0rn, lip, mend , feed. foot, out, oil, angle,that. acute. CH =Germ. s

‘

ch, a (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.

lyrism , lir'iz

’m , lIr

’Iz

’m .

lyrist, lir’Ist, lir

’ist.


Lys, lés.

Lysias, lis'las.


maladroit, maladroit’.

Malakhov (Russia) , mauvkbf.

Malakofl’

malakol".

Malaprop (Mrs ) , man's

prep.

malapropos , malapropo’.

Malay, mm '

, mm .

Malcolm , mal'kom .

mal de mer, m i l dé mar’.

Maldive (Islands) , may

div .See mamma.

bl‘flfiflh' mfim

'éflm,

malefactor, mal'éfak

’tér.

maleficent, maléf’lsént.

Malesherbes, malsé rb’.

malfeasance, malfé’zfins.

malign, malin'.

Malines, malén'.

malinger.mi lls'

gérmalingerer, malln

’

gérér.

malkin , m6'

ldn .

mall, m61.

Of. Pall Mall.

malleable, mal’éabl.

See miching mallecho. manana, manya'na.

malleolar, malé’blar. Manasseh , mauss

’e.

malleolus, malé'tslfis. Manchu , mancho

—o'.

malmsey, mam’zi .

Malplaquet, malplaké'.

malt, m61t.

Malta, mam .

Maltese, m61té z’

, moltés'.

Malthus, mal'

thus.

Malthusian , malthiu’san ,

malthiu'zian.

Malvem , m61'vérn.

Mamertine,

mam'értén.

mamma, mAma'

, ma’mA.

“In educawd use so far as isknown, the stress hasland always been on

syllable ; m the United States,however, the stress mam

’ma is

the more usual; a

Unitedits? ronun

liz

iiation 18

represen y spe ngmomma

, occasionally used in novels .

The mama, sometimesused in the 18th oen , became”

mm

-"h“ W

e°

f”

18 sepsen y reques t mnovels printed about 1830-50.

It is now rare.

”Oxford

154

Marlborough ,

mol'brfi.

Jones says that the first is

often heard as applied to Lon

don streets, and to townsmZ ealand and America. The sec

ond is the name of the Englishtown.

Marmara, mamas.

Marne, mam ; man .

Marquand (H. mer

kwand’.

marquees, mar'kwés.

Marquette, market'.

merl'bbrfi,

marquise. mérké z’

;

markez’.

Marryat, mar’lat.

Marseillaise, marséyaz’

;

(Ans mflmé li z'

Marseille, marSA’

y’.

Marseilles, marsalz'.

Marshalsea, mar’shalsé .

Marsyas, mir'sids.

martinet, martlnét’

, max”

tlnet.

Marylebone, mfir'élébon,

mar’ébon, mfir

'lbon.

Masaccio , mazat’cho.

Masaniello , mazanyél’lo.

Mascagni, maskin’

yé .

Mascarille, maskaré’

y’.


maslin maa’lin.

massage, mew.

Massasoit, mas’fisoit

’.

Massena, masanfi'.

Massenet, mas’né

’.

masseur, masor'.

masseuse, masoz’.

mfl'las.

mathesis , mathe’sis .

Mathilde, meté ld’.

matinee, matlna’

;

mat'lna.

matrices, mat'rlsa ; (Lat ) ,

matri'sés .

matricide, mat’rlsid.

matron, ma'tron.

matronly, ma'tronll.

Matthew, math’in.

Matthias, mathl'as

mate's .

ale , u ni te, el re. It. Scoot-d. l rm . talc. sold. lov lble, Eve. event. tad. red“.

hMWQ 0m .M D. in ,m. 61d.6m , orb» M “ .m ,“m ,“in”. 6 (0m

mastoiditis, mastoidi'tls.

Matabele, matabé'lé .

matador, mat’ador.

Mater Dolorosa , mater

(161611583 .


matutinal, matiu'tinal.

Maubeuge, moboz'

Mauch Chunk , mok chfink.

manger, mo’

ger.

Manna Loa, mou'na16

's.

maunder, mon’der, men

'

der.

British usage recognizes onlythe first.

Maupassant, Guy de, gé

dé mopasas'.

Mauretania, m6réta'nia.

Mauser, mou’zér.

mausoleum , mOSblé’fim.

Mausolus, moso’lfis.

mauvaisehonte,mbvfizont'.

mauvais gout, mbv é’

gcfi'.

Mauvais Pas, mbv é'

pa.

mauvais quart-d’

heure,

move’kar dor

'.

mauv e, mov .

mav is, ma’v is.

mavournin , mavoor'nén.

Maya, ma'

ya.

Mayence, mayans'.

mayonnaise, m a6n az

mayonaz'.

mayoralty, ma’oralti.

Mazarin , mazaran'

;

mazarén'.

mazarine, mazarén'.

Mazzini, matsé'né .

mear mer.

meatus, mea'tus.

Meaux, mo.

mécanicien, mékanésyan'.

Mechlin , mék'lin ; (Dutch) ,

meCH'lIn.

Mecklenburg Schwerin,

mék’lénbé

'

é rCH shva

rén'.

Medea, médé'a.

Medicean, medice'an.

Medici, de’

, da.méd'éché .

medicinable, médls'lnabl.

In Shakespeare often méd'

stndbl.

medicinal, media/mal.mediev al, médlé

'val, me

dlé’v5.1

medievalize, médlév’aliz.

Medina, médi'na.

mediocre, me’

dioker.

mediocrity, médlok’riti.

Médoc , madbk'.

meerschaum ,

mér’shom .

megrim , me’

grim .

Mehemet Ali, mfi’hémét

a’lé .

meikle me'kl.

Meilhac, meyak'.

mér’shOm,

film in =u in use , urn , iip, ciroda. menu, feed, {66h cut, oil, angle. part. thin,

that, azure, CH = Germ . ich, a (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.

156

Meissonier, mésénys'.

meistersinger, mish’térzin

'

gé l‘

(Aug ) : mis'ter'

singer.

Melanchthon, melank’

then , melank’ton ;

melanCH't .

m élange, malanz'.

Melchizedek , m élkiz’

édék.

Meleager, méléa’dsér.

mélée, malfi'.

Melita, mel'ita.

melodrama, mel’odrama,

melodra'ma.

Melos, mé’los.

Melpomene, mélpom'éné .

Melusina, méliusé'nfi.

Melusine, mé liusén'.

membraneous, mem’bra

nus.

memoir, mém'war, mem

'

war

menage, manaz’

, menas'.

menagerie, ménadz’éri ,

mem es .

Mendelssohn Bartholdy,

men'delson bartbldé

’.

Mendelyeev , méndyélyi fi

yef.

damendo’za.


Menelaus, ménéla’fis.

menhir, mén’hér, men

’hir.

meningitis, ménlndsi’tis.

mensuration , ménsh66r5’

shfin .

menu ,man’iu ; (Fr.) menfi

’.

In the United States it is often

pronounced md’mlu or mé

’m

'

u.

menyie mén’

yi .

Mephisto , méfis’to.

Mephistofelian , méfistofé'

lean, mefistbfélé’dn .

mercantile, mer’kan ti l

mer’

kantil.

Mercator, mérka’tor.

Mercedes, m é r sa’thas

(Ang. mérsé’dEz.

Merimee (Prosper) , mare

meringue, mérdng’.

Merle d’Aubigné, mérl

dobén’

ya.

Meroe, mer’oe, ma

’roa.

Merom , mé’rom .

Merope, mer’ope.

Merov ingian, mer6v ln’

damn.

( le. senl te, cl rc . i t, accord, firm . ( ak. sols. lovi ble. Eve , event. 6nd. recent,chére. over. Eden. ice. Ill, 61d.Obey.Orb. cbflee.odd. connect. lemon, 6 (Germ.)

Itan.

Metternich , von, fbn met’

Meudon , moddn'.

Meuse, mos ; miuz .

Meyerbeer, mi’érbar.

Mezieres, mazyar'.

mezza majolica,

miybl’lka.

mezzanine, mez’anln, méz

'

finén.

mezza voce, med’asvo

'cha.

mezzo , méd’zo.

Mezzofanti, médzOfAn'te.

mezzo-relieve, med'ze re

le'vo.

mezzo-soprano, m 6d z 6

sbpra'no.

mezzotint, méd'zbtlnt.

Miami, miam'l.

miasma, misa’ma.

micaceous, mlka’shéfis.

Micah, mi'ka.

mi-careme, mékaram'.

Michael, mi'kél.

méd’za

Michael Angelo, mik'él an

. l t. lceord. l rm


Michel méshél'.

Michelagnolo me'kel

an'

yolo.

mekél

mekel

méch'

Nlickiewicz , mitskya’vl

'

ch.

microsc0pist,mikr6s’k6plst,

mi'krfiskbpist.

microscopy, mikros’kbpi.

Midas , mi'das.

midsfim’ér.

midwin'ter.

mien, mén.

NIignon , ménydn’

;

mln’

yon .

noun the word is at home in

mignonette, minyonét'.

migraine, migran’.

loit lovi blewev e tvenh énd0 w e . l lk. m .

Michel.AngeI

chelang

m .

dom'daalb.

6,

“let mesh]eW ell

mtchms’Ins.mlch

Ing.

EVERY-DAY PROM M N

Miguel. mégél'.

milady, mili’di.

E lan , mil’an.

milch, mflch.

miles gloriosus, ml’le:

glorlo'siis.

Milesian , mile'shan, mil?

shan, mflé'

aan.

milieu , mélyc’

i'.

militarism , mfl'itaris

’m.

militia, mflIsh’a.

Millais, mila’.

Millet (Jean Francois) , canfran’swa

’mé lé

’.

milliliter, mfl’fletér.

'

Milnes (RichardMoncton) ,milnz.

Milo , mi’16.

Commonly so

pronounced

either as the name 0 the island

(Venus of M110) or that of theathlete of Crotona. The name

milord, mfldr'

mim mim, mem.

m ime, mim .

m imetic, mlmét'lk.

m in’min.

minaret, min'aret.

159

Mindanao, mindsni'h.

mineralog y, mménll'hdcl.

miniature, mln'lstiur.

m inié, mln’lfi ;

minnie mln'l.

Mince, ml'nos.

Minotaur, mln'btot.

mint mtnt.

minuet, mlniutt'.

minute, mln'lt.

minutia, mlniu’shm.

minutiae, miniu'shm.

Miocene, ml'bslln.

Mirabeau , marabb’

mlr'abb.

mirabile dictu, mlrllb'llb

dlk’téT) , mlrllb

’llo.

Mirafiores. msrtao'ru .

mirage, mew.

Mirandola, méran'dblli.

mird mird, mérd.

misalliance, mislll'fins.

Cf. mea ltimes.

misca’ mlskb' .

miscegenation,mkMzflnUshfin.

mischieve mis

chev’.

ohr , in -u in use, drn, up, circfil , menu.and. fi t, cut.oil.M .M , thin.th at. azure, OH-Germ. id . a (Fr.) man. 300 complete b y.m M .


mobile, mo’bil

,ms

’bel.

m ischiev ously, mls’chiv

mlskonstro—o'.

mise-en-soEne, mézansAn'.

misfeasance, misfé'zans.

misfeasor, misfé’zdr.

misken mlskén’.

mislear mlslér’.

mislippen misllp’

eu , mislfi'

pén .

misnomer, misno’mer.

Missolonghi, misblon’

gé .

misteuk mistiuk'.

mistletoe, mls'lto, mlz

'lto.

mistral, mls’tral, mistral

'.

mither mith'er,

meth'ér Mohegan, mbhé

'

gan .

Inithndates, mlthrida'té z. Mohican , mbhe

'

kfin.

mohur, mo’hér.

mitral, ml'tl

‘fi-l moidore, moi'dbr.

Mizraim , miz’raim, mlz moiety, moi

'éfi ,

ra'lm. moire, mwar, mwbr, mor.

mnemon'ic, némon

'lk. moire, mwata

'

, mo'ra.

Mnemosyne, némbs'lné . Moki, mo

'ké .

l ooordu l rm h h mm lofi blmm mevent ind reclnt.thin , over. Eden, ice, lll. 61d.Obey.Orb. cfiflce , 6dd,

sounded as Latin, mot ile.

mobilization, mobi liza'

shun, momma/shun .

In either, the second i may belong

”(W u) .

mobilize, mo’bilia,mob

’lliz .

Mocha, mo’ka.

Modena, m6’dana.

modicum , mod’Ikfim .

modiolar, modi’olar.

modiste, modest’.

Modjeska , modsés'ka.

modus operandi, mo’dus

operan'di

'

.

modus v ivendi, mo’dus v !

v én'di.

Macao-Goth, mé’sog6th.

Mohammed, mOham'éd.

Mohave, mOha'va.

also, when

162

monsrgnorx, mOnsényo're.

Montague, mon'tAgiu .

Montaigne, mon tan’

y’

montan'.

Montana, monta’na.

Montauk, montok’.

Mont B lanc, men blan'.

Montcalm , montkam ’

monkalm’.

Mont Cerv in , menservan’.

mont-de-piété , mon’dé

pyata'.

Montdidier, mondédya’.

Monte Cristo, manta

kres’to.

Montefiore, m6ntéféo’ré .

Montenegrin , montene'

grln, monteneg'rin.

M W : mUDtGDS'

gTC,

montana'

gro.

Monterey, montera;

msnms'.

Monte Santa, mon'ta can’

to.

Montmirail, monmérs'

y’.

mon v ieux , mon vyo'.

moor, mo'

Br, mot.

Moore (Thomas) ,mot.

moor,


Moqui, mo'ke.

morale, moral’

, moral'.

Moray, mm'a.

morceau , morso'.

mordant, mor'dant.

Mordaunt, mor'dant.

Mordecai, m6r'déki, mor

deka’l.

morganatic, mOrgAnat’lk.

Morgante, morgan'ta.

moribund , mor’lbund.

morion , mo’rion.

ltiu’ri té saliuta

’m iis.

Morpheus, mor'fius, mor

’~

feds .

mbrfin,morphine,

fén.

Morrisania, morisa’nia.

mortgagor. mérsidzér'

.

mérsfidzér.

Mosby, mez'bi.

Mocchcles, mbsh’élas.

Moscow, mos’ko.

Moskows , mos'kova.

Moslem , mos'lem,

lem .

mot, mo.

motet, motet'.

mor'

m6s’

file , u ni te. cl re, i t, l coord. firm . Ink , so“. lovable. Ev e, Gvcnt. 6nd. recent.thin , om .Eden. ice, ill, em, Obey.Orb. chase.odd. connect. lembn, 5 (Germ .)


mou , mow moo .

moudie moo'

dI,

mou'dl.

moudiwarp moo'

diwarp.

Moulin Rouge, moolan’

rooz.

Mounet-Sully, m 00 n e

stile'

.

Mount Desert, mount déz

ert'

, mount dez'ert.

mousquetaire, mcfi skétar'

mousseline de soie, moos

lén’dé swa

’.

mow mou ; (verb) ,mo.

The substantive is man as

meaning a heap, as haymow; as

meaning a'

ve grimace, it is

mou or mo. The verb is mo as

meaning to cut down; as mean

ing to heap, it is man.

moyen age, mwayan'naz

’.

Mozart, moz'art ;

mo’tsart.

muezzin , miuéz'ln.

muil mill.

Muir, mint .

muir mllr.

mulct, mfilkt.

muleteer, miulétér’.

Miilhausen , miilhou'zén.

163

mullein , mul'ln.

Milller (Max) ,mll

'

ér.

multiparous, mfiltip’arfis.

Munchausen (Baron) ,mfinchb

’sén.

Munchen, mun'CHén.

Munchhausen , von,

miinCH'houzén.

Munich , miu'nlk.

Munké csy, mo‘

on'kaché .

Murat, miira'.

Murillo , mcfi ré l'

yo;

miurll'o.

murrain , mfir'ln

muscadine,

mfis'kadin.

muscat, mus'kat.

muscatel, muskatél’.

museum , miuzé'fim, miu

'

zéfim .

Dictionaries do not recognize

the second, but it is widelycurrent.

musicale, miuzlki l'.

Musset, mfisé'.

mustache, mustash'

, moos

tESh'.

mill'ér

ion

ond.

muzhik, moos’

, mo'

o'

zik.

ohr, in a n in use, urn, up, circus , menu, feed, idot. out, Oil. 00810. part. thin.

that, asure, CH=Germ. felt, it (Fr.) map, See complete key.988 °C 15

-20


Mycele, mlk'alé .

Mycene , misé’né .

myope, ml'op.

myopia, mic pia.

miop'1k.

l lc. lenl te, clre, It, lcccrd, i rm. ! s sch! Sve, Svent. 8nd. red nt,there, ever, Edth , .6ld, obey.

“Orb, chase, odd.connect, lemon, o (Germ )

myrmidon, mfir'midon.

Mysia, mlsh'la.

Mysore, misor'.

Mytilene, mitilene, mitilu

yé’nyé .


nee, as.

négligé , nagléza'.

negotiable, nego’shiab’l.

negotiate, negO'shIat.

neither, ne’ther, nl

'thér.

Nemea, ne'méa, néme

’a.

So alsoNew s ,which Shake

Neufchatel, noshatél'.

Neuilly, noéyé'.

neuk niuk, nydok.

neo, né’o. ms, niurasthéni

'a.

neologism , neol’odzlz

’m.

1k.

Neoptolemus, neoptol'é neuritis, niurl

'tls.

mils.

nephew, néf’iu, nev

’in.

nepotism , nép'otiz

’m.

Nereus, né'rius. m m}

.

nervose, ner’vos, nérvbs

'.

nescience, nésh'léns, nésh

'

nweient, nésh’lént, nésh

'

ent.

Nesselrode, né s’é lrodé ,

né s’é lré d; (Russ ) ,

nes’é lrbdyé .

n'

est-cc pas, nespa'.

nestle, nés"l.

neutral, niut'ral.

N eu v e Chapelle, nov

shapél'.

Neuv ille Saint Vaast.novel

’San vast

'.

Neva, (Rm ) :


Newnham (College) , niun’

am .

New Orleans, niu 6r’1am .

Ney (Marshal) , na.

Nez Percé , napersa’.

Ngami (Lake) , n’

ga’me.

Niagara, niag'ara.

Nibelungenlied, né'bélot

’

m

génlét.

Nibelungs, ne’béloongz.

Nicaa, nisé’a.

Nicaragua, nIkara’

gwa.

Nicaraguan, nIkara’gwan,nlkarag

'iuan.

Nice, nés.

Nicene, ni'sen, nisen

'.

nicety, ni’séti.

Nicolette, nékolét'.

nicotine, nIk’GtIn, nIk

’btén.

Niebuhr, ne'h6er.

Niemen, né'mén.

Nietzsche, ne’che.

Nieuport, neopor'.

Nieuw Amsterdam , nyiiv

amsterdam'.

Nigel, ni'dzél.

Niger, ni'dzér.

0

night cowl néCHt’.

ktE l.

nihilism , ni'hIlIz

’m .

nihilist, m’hfllst.

167

Nike-Apteros, ni'ke ap

'

téros.

Nikeof Samothrace, ni’ké

dv sam’othras .

Nikolaev , nyékolya'éf.

Nimes, nem.

n’

importe, nafip6rt’.

Niobe, ni’bbe.

Nipissing, nlp’lsing.

Nirvana, nérva’na, nerve

!

na.

Nish, nesh.

n‘

i’si.

ni’si

'

pri'us.

ni'sus.

nit nit, niit.

nitrogenize, nitrbdz’éniz.

nitrogenous, nitrodz’énfis.

nitroglycerin, nit’rb glls

’

erin.

Nivernais, nev émé'

Nizhni-Novgorod,

nov’

gbrod,

n6v'

g6r6t.

Noailles, de, dé aba'

y’.

Nobel, nbbél'.

nobless, n6blés’.

noblesse oblige,

Oblea'

né’zné

n'

yéz'nyé

nobles'

ohr, iu-u in use. urn. tip, circfis. menu. fa d. foot. cut. oil. angle. part. thin.th at, azure. CH -Germ. ish. 1: (Fr.) m . See complete key. pages 15-20.

12

168

nocht

noCHt .

Noctes Ambrosiane , nok'

noCHt,

té z embrozla’nc, am

brdzla’ne.

nodose, no’dos, n6d68

'.

nodulose, n6d'iu168, nbdiu

les’.

Noel, no'cl; new

nolle prosequi, n61’

é prod

nomad, no'mad, nom

'sd.

Dictionaries prefer the second,but users of the word do not.

nomadic, nOmad'Ik.

nom de guerre, nos dé gér'.

nom de plum e, nos (16

pliim'.

nomenclature, no’ménkla

tiur.

nonage, n6n'adz, no“11d

The order of preference 18 saidto be reversed when the word

Dictionary gives only 11611714 ;for either meaning.

rlan.

nonchalancc, nbn’shfilans ;

nonshalans’.

nonchalant, ncn'shalant;

nonshalan'

Nones, nbnz .


cela,no'

Tizavon'shanza

'.

nous verrons ce que nous

verrons, noo vaon'

s’lséno—o veron'.

Novelis, n6va’lfs.

Novo Goergievsk, ncvo

géér'

géyefsk.

GndJ eelat.

nonpareil, nbnpfirel'.

non sans droict, n6n sans

droit’.

The phrase has beencized as a heraldic motto.

non sequitur, non seld

wltur.

noose. noos.

Nordau (Max) , nor’don.

Norwich, nor’

ldz.

So pronounced as the nameof the English town (as in thenursery rhyme) ; but as an

Americanplace name,most commouly ndr

'wtch.

nostalgia, nostal'dzia.

Nostradamus, eastwarmus.

nostrum , nbs’trum.

nota bene, nO'tabé

’né .

notable, no'tab’l.

Notre Dame, nbtr’dam

’.

Nottingham , not'lngam .

oases, oa’ses, o

'ases .

oasis, was.

Oaxaca, wahé'ka.

obdurate, 6b'

diurat,

diu’rat.

practicall ohsolete, but is preserved in

y

obeisance, Oba's6ns, 6be

'

sans .

The second is allowed only in

mérgou.

obfuscate, b ds'kat,

ffiskat.

Obiit, ob’lit.

obit, o'blt, 6b

'1t.

obiter dicta, ob'lter dIk

’ta.

objet d’

art, Obze'dar

'.

objurgate, 6bdzur'

gat, oh'

dafirgfit.

objurgatory, obdzur’

gatori.

oblation , 6b18'shfin .

obligatory, 6b'llgat6rl, oh

antiz ’m .

obscurantist, obskiur'An

obsequies, ob'sékwlz .

obsequy, 6b’sékwl.

obverse ob’vers, oh

vcrs’

; ob’vers.

occipital, okslp'Itm.

occiput, 6k'siput.

occult, Okfilt'.

Oceans , csé'ana, Oshéa

’na.

Oceania, Oshéan’

la, Oshéafi

nla.

Oceanica, cshéan'éka.

Oceanus, cse’anus.

Ocelot, o'séIOt.

ocherous, o’kérfis.

ochone, OCHon’.

ocht OCHt.

Ocklawaha, oklfiwa'ha.

l le, u ni te, cl re, i t. i ecord, ( rm. l sk. soft. lovtble. eve , event. End. recent.that.over.Eden. Oboymrb.065mm .06mm .lemon.6 (Germ.)

oblique, oblék' , oblik’.

oboe, o’boi, o

'hca.

obol, 6b’6l

,o’bol.

obole, ob'ol.

obscurant, 6bskiur’ant.


Oconomowoc, 6k6n'om6

Wok.

octahedron, oktahé’dron.

octav e, ok’

tav .

Octavius, Okta'v ifis.

octavo , 6kta'v6, 6ktav

'o.

octogenarian, oktodzéna’

rlan.

octopus, ok'topfis, ska

- r

pus.

The second is preserved inthe dictionaries, it is ev en pre

feted by the Oxford Dictionary,but does any living beinguse it?

octoroon, oktorci m'.

octroi, ok'troi.

octuple, ok’tiup

’l.

od (force) , cd, 6d.

odalisk , o'dalisk.

odalisque, o'dalisk.

odeon, Gdé’on.

Odéon , cdsch'.

odious, o'diha.

odium , 6'dli

'

im .

Odoacer, odoa'sér.

odontalgia, odontal'dzia.

odontology, odontol'odzi,

odontiil’odzi.

Odysseus, GdIs'ius

,odls

’

ens.

Odyssey, od'iai.

171

oedema, ede'ma.

(Edipus, éd'lpi

'

is, e'dipfis.

ceil-de-bceuf, uy'débfif

’.

Oenone, éno'né .

Oersted, fir'stéth .

Offenbach , of'énbaCH.

ofiicinal, ofis’lnal, ofisi

’nal.

often, of”u .

ogee, Odae’.

Ogeechee, Gge'che.

Ogier, o’dziér.

ogiv e, o'

dziv , o’dziv .

The Oxford Dictionary givesMaw second, anddoes notrecognize 6

’dstv.

ohm , 6m .

Oileus, oi’line, 611

’é iis.

Oise, Waz.

Okefenokee (Swamp), okéféno

’ké .

Okhotsk (Sea) , 6k6tsk'.

Oklahoma, Oklaho'ma.

okra, o'kra, ok

'ra.

Okuma, c'kccma.

Oleander, Glean’der.

oleomargarine, mesmergarén, oleomar

’

garin .

The popular sound of theword With the

“soft 9 (dz) is

as yet reco'

zed by the dietionaries o y as a

“common

mispronunciationt,

’but if they

are to record the acts theymustsoon accept It.

6hr. iu = u in use, urn, up, circus, menu, ffi d, foot, cut, oil. angle, part, thin ,

th at, azure, CH =Germ. ish, a (Fr.) man. See complete key, pages 15-20.

172

olfactory, click'tOri.

oligarchy, bl'lgarki .

olla podrida, 61’spodre

'dfi ;

cl’

yapcthré’thd.

Olympiad, blim'

plad.

Omaha, o'maho.

Omar Khayyam , o'mai

' ki

yam'

, klybm'

nize the A: sound, but allow onlythe CH, CHiydm

’

, On om'.

omega, 6mé'

ga, o’méga,

6m6g'a.

omicron , om'ikron, om1

’

kron, omikron'

.

omniscience, omnlsh’éns.

omniscient, omnlsh'ént.

Omphale, om’falé .

on dit, on de'.

Oneida, oni'da.

onerous, 6n’érfis.

Onesimus, ones’imus.

Onesiphorus, Onéslf'orus,

onomatopceia, enemie

pe'

ya, bnomatope'

ya.

Onondaga, onond6’

ga.

onyx, on’Iks, O

'nlks.

opal, o'

pal.

opaline, o’

pflln,O'

palln.

Ophir, o'fér.


kfis.

ophthalmia, cahm'mm.

ophthalmic , ofthal’mlk.

opinable, Opin’ab’

l.

opine. Opin'

opodeldoc, opodel’dok.

Oporto. bpbr’tfifx

opponent, opo’nént.

opportunism ,6p6rtiu'nlz

’m .

opportunist, eportiu’nlst.

opprobrious, opto’brlus.

oppusn. 6pfin’

oppugnant, optig'nAnt.

oppugner, opiun'ér.

oral, o'rAl.

orange, or'cnda, or

'Indz.

orang-outang, Oran’o'

otan.

orang-utan , crash

—own.

orchestra, 6r'késtra.

orchestral, orkés'tral, dr

'

késtrdl.

craem, orda'

, or'deax.

sound ofthe stress on the first syllableIt is high time they did, for theother two are certainly

the United tea

ordinarily, 6r'dlnarill.

file. m i te. el re, i t. i oeord. l tm. l sk. lovable, h e, Gvent. lad. resist.thtre. over.Eden. ice. Ill. old.Obey.Orb. eBHee.6dd. cannect. lembn. 6 (Germ.)

174

gasoli,Osténd

'

osteology, ostéol’Odsi.

osteopath, os’teopath.

ostradsm , bs'trfislz

’m.

ostracize, bs'trfisiz .

ostrich, bs'trlch.

Oswego , oswe'

go.

Otaheite, OtAhé'té .

Otard, otAr’.

Otero , 6tfi'ro.

otiose, 6’shlbs.

dignitate,

Ottilie, 6té l’

yé .

oubliette, o‘

cabléét’.

Oudenarde (Battle of) ,

Oudinot, o-

odénO’.

Ouida, we'da.

. . Iskl rmthis


Oulchy-le-Chateau, Foshe’

lé shi to’.

Ourcq, O'

Brk.

Ouse, 0732.

outby 0—ot

'hi, out

/

bi.

outré , (Totri'.

ouzel,

overseer, Overse’er, o

’ver

96613 GWovert, o

’vert.

Ov id , ov’id.

ov iparous, Ovlp'm'us.

ower ou’ér, Ger, Or .

80 in communds ; as

6 m m? (M P). 01Wla

’en -m ) , and the like.

owsen on'sen, ou

’

zén.

oxalic, oksal'

lk.

oxalis, Gk'salis.

Oxenstiern, bk'sénstérn.

Om stjerna, Ok'sénshérna,

66k'sénshérn5.

oxide, Ok'sld, 6k

’sld.

oyer, o'

yér, oi'ér.

oyez , O’

yés.

ozone, o’zbn.

lov i bls , ev e. event. ing.

restart.“Com o

pacha, pasha'

, pfish'a.

pachisi, paché'si.

Pachuca, pachoo'ka.

pachyderm , pak’idérm .

pachydermatous, pakldérfi

maths.

pachydermous, ; ifikidéfmus.

Pactolus, pakto'lfis.

Paderewski, pfidéréf’ské ,

padérés'ké

padre, pa'dra.

padrone, padro’nfi.

Padua, pad’i115.

pecan , pé'an.

Pa stum , pés’tiim.

Paganini, pagane'né .

Pagliacci, I, e palya'ché .

Pahlav i, pa’lave.

paillasse, palyas’.

Paisiello , paézyél'16.

Palemon , palé'mon.

Palais de Justice, pfilé’dé

sustes.

Palamedes, palamé’déz.

Palamon , pal'amon.

palanquin , palankén'.

6hr,‘

m a n in use, urn, up. circus, menu, ffi d. foot, out. oil. ang e.l

(Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 16-20.th at, azure. CH =Germ . Win n

palatine, pal'atin, pal

'atln .

palav er, pala’ver, palav

’er.

paleolithic, paléolith’lk .

paleontology, p51§6nt61’

bdzi.

paleosaurus, paléOSO'rfis.

Paleozoic , pi lébzo’lk .

Palermo, paler“

mo; palar’mo.

Palestine, pal'éstin.

Palestrina, paléstré’na.

paletot, pal'eto, pal

'tb.

palette, pal’et.

Palfrey, p61’fri.

Palinurus, palmiu'rfis.

Palissy, palese'.

Palladium , pala’dium.

Pallas, pal’as.

palliative, pal’lativ .

Pall-Mall, pél'mél

'

,

mal’.

palm , pam .

Palmas, pal’mas .

palmer, pam’ér.

palmist, pam’lst.

palmistry, pém'lstrl.

palmy.pém'!

pal’

part

176

palsied, pOI’zld

palsy, Dbl'zf

paltry. pbl'tfl.

palustral, palus’tral.

palustrine, palus’

trln, ps1

ils’trln .

Pamela, pam'els, pame

’la.

panacea, panamaPanama, panama

].

Pansy, panI'.

Pandora, pando'ré .

panesyric.pinédzir'lk

pancri'ma.

Pantagruel, pantsg'rdoé l;

(FL ) , paatflsrflél’

Pantheon , panthé’bn, panfi

theon.

Pantheon , le, 16pantaon'.

Panurge, panurdz;pantirz

’.

Paolo , pa’tflo.

papa. papa'

. pa'

pa

The second is now obsolete inEngland but is still current inthe United States.

Papagayo. papisfi’

ya.

papaw, pfipb’

, p6'

p6

Paphian , pa'ffi n.

file, seni te. cl rs . i t. Socord, i rm. b k.


Paphos , pa’fos.

papier-maché , papya'ma

sha’

, pa’

pyama’sha.

papist. pa’

pist

Papua, psp'm

, pé’

ptToa.

papyrus , papi'rus.

parabola, parab'615.

parabolic, pdrébbl'lk.

Paracelsus, pi résél’sfis.

paradigm , par'adlm , pal

“

adim.

paradisean, parédls’éan .

paradisiac, paradls’lak.

paradisiacal, paradisi"M 1.

Paradiso , ll, 61paradé’

zb.

parsflin , par'afln.

para-fi ne: par'afin, W “

afén.

Paraguay. par’fiswfi, pira

gwi.

parakeet, par'akét.

parallelepiped, paraléléplfi

péd, pfirflélépip’éd.

paralélép'lpéd.

parallelepipedon, paralelé

pip’édon .

Paramaribo , parflmfir'fbb.

paramour, par'amoor.

paranoia, paranoi’a.

paranoiac , paranoi'

ak.

parasite, par'iait.

so“. lovable. in , event. 6nd. red ut.than, ova , Eden, ice,m, 61d. Obey.Orb, coffee, odd, connect. lemon.6 (Germ.)

Dictionariesmsfer the second,but the first is more widely used.

pasteurize, pas’tériz, pas

tor’iz.

pmticeio , pasté t’chb.

pastil, pas’til.

pastille, pasté l'.

pastor. pi s'tér

pastorale , pas'tbra’la.

Patchogue, pdchbg’.

patchouli , pacho-

o'll, pach

’

6611.

pate, pat.

pate, pat.

peté , paw.

peté dc foie gras, pata’dé

fwa gra'

pawn. pawn.

patent, pat'ent, pa

'tent.

paterfamilias, patérfaml’

llas

pater-noster, pA

'térnoster,

pat'

er.

pathos, pa'th68.

patine, pat'in.

patio, pat'

yb.


patriot, pa'

triot, pat'riot.

Patroclus , pi tro’klils.

patron, pa’trun, pat

'run.

So alsoand the like.

wls.

Paur, pour.

Pavia, pav é'a.

paynim , pa'nim .

pearling perl'in.

( lo. sm i te. cl re. ‘t. locord. firm. Ink. coll . lovable. eve. event. God. recent.there. over.Eden. ice.Ill.61d.obey.Orb. 06600.odd. connect. lembn. 6 (Germ . )

WM : “w ad ; (n ) :W

,

patois, patwa’

, pat'wi .

Pa'tras.

patricide, pat’rlsid.

Patti, pat/

é .

Pau , po.

paughty pb'ti.

paCH’

ti , poCH’ti .

Pauline (Epistles) , pbl'ln,

pol'ln.

Note that this is the sound ofthe adjective, not of the im inine name.

Paunoefote (Julian) , p6n3'

foot.

paunch , panch, pench.


pearmain , par’man .

pecan , pékan'

, pékan’.

peccant, pék'ant.

peccav i, péka'v i, péka

’ve.

pech péCH.

pechan péCH’an.

pecuniary, pékiu'niarl.

pedagogic, pedagods'ik .

pedagogical, pedagodz'Ikal.

pedagogism , ped'agoglz

’m ,

péd’figédziz

’m .

pedagogist, péd'agodzist.

pedagogue, ped'agog.

pedagoguery, péd'agogrl.

pedagogy.péd’flsédzl, péd

’

agodzi.

pedal, ped’51.

pedant, péd'ant.

pedantism , péd'antlz’m .

pedantry, péd'antri.

pedestal, ped'estal.

pediatric, pediat'rlk, pedi

at’rik.

pediatrics, pédlfit’riks, pé

diat'riks.

pedometer, pedom’eter.

Pedro , pe'dro, pa

'drb.

peenge pends.

Peer Gynt, pa'ér gilut.

This re resents theNorwegiansound , t e name may be saidto be partly Anglicized as per

bhr , iu =u in use, urn, lip.

179

nt, but this sound is scorned

y the knowing ones. Yam isSwedish.

Pegasus, pég’asfis.

pegh péCH.

Peght peCHt.

peignoir, pénwar’.

Peirce, pers.

The distinction in sound between Pierce and Peirce is byno means univ ersally observedby families bearing the names.

Both forms seem to represent an

older spellingof Percy and to

come from t e verb pierce, fformerly pronounced pars. SeePierce.

Peixoto , pashot’b.

pejorativ e, pé'dzoratlv , pé

dzor’ativ .

Pekin, pékin’.

Peking, peking'

pekoe, pé’

,k6 pek’o.

Usage favors the first in spiteof the dictionaries.

pelagic, péladz'lk .

Pelagius, péla’dzifis.

Pelasgi, pélas’dzi.

Pelasgian , pélas’dzian.

Pelée (Mont) , péla'.

Peleus, pé’lius, pé

'léfis.

Pelion (Mount) , pé'libn.

pelisse, pélés’.

pellagra, pela'

gra, pills/

gra.

circus , menil. ffi d. foot, out. oil. angle. part. thin.

that.Mute.OK s-Gem .

p

ick, a (Fr.) man See complete key.983013 16—20.

180 EVERY-DAY m om en n on

Pelleas and Ettarre, pey

Pelléas"

ct Mélisande.palaas

'amalésan

'd’.

pell-mell, pelmél’.

pellucid, péliu’sld.

Pelopidae, pelop'idae.

Peloponnesian , pélbponé’

shan, pélbpone’

san .

Peloponnesus, pé16p6n6'

Pelops. pé'lfipe.

penal pé’nfil

penalize, pé'nallze.

penance, pén'Ans.

Penates, péna'tez.

penchant, pm ham', pén’

rlll, peremp'torfll.

Penelope, pénél’Opé . peremptory, per

'émptfirl,

peremp’tcrl.

penitentiary, pénItEn'shArl. perfect (subst. and

penology. panama. Per'fékt; (v erb). per

Penrhyn , pen'tin. fakt

'

, per’

fekt.

Penrith , pen’rith. British usage prefers W187“

pension.pénlshun.

for the va h.

Pentateuch , pén'tatiuk. perfected, péfiék

'téd, pert

Pentecost, pen’tékiSst.

Pentelic, pentel'Ik.

Penthesilea, pentheslle'a. perfume (verb) , pérfium

’

Pentheus, pen'thius. per

’fium, per

penuchle, pe'nuk

’l. fium

'.

I le. seam , cIre. It. Iocoid. Irm. InkInk. .nofI lovable. In , M at ted,M a cias.there.

penult, penult, penult'.

peony. pé'finl

Pepin. pép’lm

pepeimpép'sln.

pep” : pépB’ pépls ' peps.

percale, perkal’

, perkal'.

Percheron , p é r'sh é rbn ,

per’cheron.

Perdiccas, perdik'as .

perdie, perde'.

Perdita, per'dita.

perdurable, perdiur'Ab

’l.

parte, pi r

Pére Goriot , par g6ry6'.

Pere Grandet, par grandé’ .Pere Lachaise, par lashés

'.


Petrograd, pyetrograt’.

But I have heard a traveler tilts.

sin

!“Ge

m“the

“mmvnl%0§

‘tymfimg pharmaceutist, farmasiu

'

pm’

,r6m-6d nor did he reproach

those of us who spoke of pet'

or pétrbgrdd. We have

standard

petrol, pet’rol, pet

'rol, pet

'

m1

pétmle, patrbl’

Petruchio, petro—o’chlo, pé

tro—o’klo.

pewit, pe’wit, pin

'it.

Phaeacians, fea'shans .

t do, fe’de.

Phe dra, fe'dra.

phagocyte. ffls’bsit

phalanges , falan’dsEZ .

phalanstery, fal’ansteri.

phalanx, fa’lanks, fal

’inke.

Phalaris , fi l’arie.

Pharaoh, fs’rc, fa’rao.

pharisaic, farisa'lk.

Phidias, fld'las.

Orb. 085 ee. 6dd. cbnnectJ embn.6 (Germ .)

pharmacopmia, farmako

pé'

yfi

Pharos, fa'ros, fa

’rbs.

Pharpar, far'

par.

pharyngeal. fafin’daéal.farindsé

'al.

pharyngitis, farindsi’tis.

pharynsolosy. fadasfil'

odzi.

bml .

pharynx, fir'lnks.

Phedre, ffi’dr’ .

phenacetin, fénas'étln.

Phenice, feni’sé , fE

’nls.

Phenix, fé'niks.

phenol, fe'nol, fe

’nol.

phenyl, fe'nll, fen

'Il.

Phi Beta Kappa, fi bé'ta

ka’

pa, fé bra kap'

pa

Often pronounced colloquiallyft bd

'td kap

’d.

Phidiac , fid'iak, fi'dlak.


Phile , fi'1s.

philanthropic, filanthrop’

1k.

philanthropist, filan’thro

pist.

philanthropy, fflan’thropi.

Philemon , fflé’mon.

Philemon et Baucis, fela

men'aboses

’

(in English fflé

'mon and b6

’

sis) .

philhellene, fflhél’én, fi

v

hélén .

Philippe, felép'.

Philippi, filip'i.

philippic , filip'lk .

Philippine (Islands) , fil’

ipin,ffl

'ipén ;

fil'lpin .

Philistine, filis'tin, ffl’lstin,

ffl'Istin.

Philoctetes, fflokté’téz.

philologian , fflblodz'ian.

philologic , filblbdz'ik.

philologist, filol’bdzlst.

philology, filbl'bdzl.

Philomela, fflomé'1a.

philopena, filbpé'na.

philosophic, filbsof'ik.

phlebitis, fiébi'tis.

phlebotomize, flébot’bmiz.

183

phlebotomy, fiébbt’bm’l.

Phlegethon, fi ég’é thbn ,

flédz'éthon.

phlegm , flém.

phlegmatic , flégmat’lk.

phlogiston , flbdzis’ton.

Phocion, f6'sh16n.

phonic, fou’lk, fo

'nik.

phonics, fon'iks, fo

'niks.

phonography, fonog'rafl.

phonotype, fo'nbtip.

phonotypy, f6’notipi fo

not'Ipi.

phosphorus, fos’fbrfis.

Fosfo’ras is given (second) as

an allowable pronunciation ofthe adjective phosphorous, butit is preferably pronounced as

is the noun.

photogravure, fotbgrav iur’

,

fotogra'v iur.

photometer, fbtom'étér.

phrenetic, frénét'ik.

phrenitis, fréni'tls.

phrenologic , frénolodz'ik.

phrenologist, frénol'bdzist.

phrenology, frénol'bdzi.

Phryne, fri’ne.

phthisic, tiz'ik.

phthisical, tiz'lkal.

phthisicky, tiz'lkl.

phthisis, thi’sls, fthls

'ls.

ohr, iu =u in use, urn, lip, circus , menii. feed. foot. cut. oil. angle. part. thin.that, azure, OH-Germ . sch. a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

13

184

phthongal, th6u’

gal,fth6n’

gal.

phylloxera, fil6ksé'ra.

phylogeny, filbds’éni.

physalin , fis'alin .

physalite, fis’alit.

physicist, fiz’islst.

physiognomic , fizl6gn6m’

lk.

physiognomist, ffzibg’no

mist.

physiognomy, fiziog’nbml.

pi.pl.P6

Always the first as the printer

's term , usuall the first as

the name of the reek letter.

pia mater, pl'ama

'ter.

pianissimo ,peAnIs'Im6,pya

nes'sém6.

pianist, piin'lst, pé

'finlst.

American dictionaries give thetwo in this order, but it is a

pianists, pyanest’.

piano, plan'6.

As an adjectivelow it has the I

pyd’nc.

piano-forte, plan'6f6r

’ta,

pish’6i6rt

'

piaster, plas’ter.

EVERY-M Y PRONUNCIATION

Piave, pya’va.

piazza.pm“; (It ).pyi tsa.

Piazza di Spagna, pyat’sa

dé spanya.

Piazza Venezia, pyat'sa

pibroch pé'brbCH .

pica, pi'ka.

picador, plkad6r'

Picardy, pik'ardi.

picayune , pikéycTon’.

Piccadilly, plkadfl'l, pik

'

adfll.

Piccini, pétche’né .

piccolo, pik'616.

Piccolom ini, pekk616’mén6.

PiChegn-l ’ M '

pickaninny, pik'anlnl.

pickle pek’l.

pickmaw pék'

mo.

picra, pik’ta, pi

'kra.

picric, pik'r .lk

pictarn péktarn'.

piebald, pi'b61d.

piece de resistance, pyes

dé ri sestans'.

pied. pid

Piedmont, p6d'm6nt.

Piémont, pyimdn'.

Piemonte. pyamemwaIle , nenItc . cIrc. It. i cccrd. firm. Ink. soft. lov i ble, Eve, h eat. end. w ent;then . over.Eden. ice. ill.61d.obey.Orb.M es.Md. N ew“ )

plzar'6.

pizzicato , petséka't6.

placable, pla’ksh

’l, plak

'

ab’l.

placard.pli k'ird.plfiki rd

'.

placate, pla'kat, plak

'at.

placatory, pla'kat6r1,plak

’

atbri.

placer, plas’ér, plas

'ér.

In American Spanish, phi-see“;

plagiarism , pla’dziarlz

’m ,

pla’dsariz

’m.

plaid plad.

planchette, planshet’

, plan

chet'

; planshet'.

Plantagenet, plantads’énét.

plantain , plan’tan, plan

’

tin.

plaque. plik

Plata, pla’ta.

Platea, plate’a.

platinotype, plat'a tIp,

Platonist, pla’tonist.


plein air, plan’ar.

Pléi'oné .

plenary, ple’narl, plen

'arl.

plenipotentiary, plénlpo

ten’shiarl, plenlpbtén

’

pleonasm , ple’onas

’m .

plethora, pleth'ora, ple

th6'ra.

plethoric, pléth6’rlk,pléth

'

brlk

pleu pliu .

pleurisy, plo'

é'rlsl.

pliocene, pli’bsen .

Ile. nenIte. cl re. It, leecrd. l tm. Ink , nc . lovable, m , event. 8nd. recent.

am.over.Eden.loo.ill.Old.Obey.Orb.use“ .odd.oboe-ct.w ho (Germ.)

plaza, pla'za; pla

'tha.

plead (past tense and past

participle) ,pléd ; (present tense) , pléd.

pleasance, pléz’ans.

plebeian, plébe’

yan.

plebiscite, pléb'lslt.

In the French form (pleM u) , pubésa

'.

plebiscitum , plebisi’tum .

Pleiades , plé’

yadez, pli'

adé z.

Pleiads, ple'

yadz, pli’


plisky plés'ki.

pliver plév'ér.

plot (Scot. , to scold) , pl6t.Plotinus, pl6ti

'nfis.

plotty pl6ti.

plover, plfiv'ér.

pluperfect, p16c'

)pér'fékt,

plcio'

pérfékt.

plutocracy, pl66t6k’rasl.

Pnyx , niks, p’niks.

pock (Scot. p6k.

pockmanty (Scot. p6kman

'ti.

pock-neuk

ny66k, p6k’niuk.

podagra, pbdag’ra

,

gra, p6d’agra.

poetaster, p6’étastér, p6é

tas’tér.

poignancy, poin'ansl, poin

'

yansi.

poignant, poin'ant, poin

'

yant.

Poincare, pwankara'.

poinsettia, poinsét’la.

point d’

appui, pwafi da

pwe’.

Poitev in , pwatvan'.

Poitiers, pwatya'.

Poitou , pwatcTo'.

Polaris, p6la'rls.

pok'

187

Politian , pbllsh'Ian.

Polk (James p6k.

poll, p61.

pollice v erso, p6l’lsé v ér

's6.

polonaise, p6l6naz'

, p6l6

naz'.

polony p616’ni.

Polycletus, p6lIklé’tfis.

Polycrates, polik'ratez.

Polydamas, p6lld’amas.

Polydectes, p6lidék’tez.

Polyeucte, p6166kt’.

polygamist, p6llg'amist.

polygamous, p6llg'amfis.

polygamy, p6li'

gaml.

polyglot, p61 igl6t.

polyhedron , p6lIh6'dr6n.

Polynesia, p6lin6’shla.

polype, p6l'Ip.

Polyphemus, pollfé'mfis.

polyphony, p6Hf’6nI, p6l

’

If6ni .

polytheism , p61'Ithélz

’m .

pomace, pl‘

im'as.

pomade, pbmad’

, pomad’.

pomatum , p6ma'tfim .

pomegranate, pbmgran'at.

pommel, piim'él.

Pomona, p6m6'na.

pompadour, p6m’

pad66r,

pom’

pad6r.

6hr , iu = u in use. urn , lip, circus , menil, ffi d. fo6t. cut, oil, angle, part. thin.

that. azure, CH =Germ . ich, n (Fr.) men. See complete key. pages 15-20.

188

Pompeia, p6mpa’

ya.

Pompeian, pompe’

yan.

Pompeii, p6mpe'

y6.

Ponce de Leon , p6n’tha

di libn'

; (Ana).p6nsdé le

'un.

poncho , p6n’ch6.

Pondicherry, pbndlshér'i,

p6ndlchér'l.

pone (as a law term , or in

certain card games) ,

p6'ne; (as meaning an

ash cake) , pon.

pounce. p6ndz6'

.pbn'dzé .

poniard, p6n'

yfird.

Poniatowski, punyatOf’ské .

pons asinorum , p6ns asln6'

pons varolii, p6nz var6’lil.

Pont-a-Mousson, pout-a

m6‘

os6n’.

Pontchartrain (Lake) , p6nchartran

'.

Pontefract, p6n’tlfrakt;

(locally) , pum’frlt.

PonteVecchio , p6n’tavek

'

60.

tiféks maks’lmiis.

pontifl'

, pen'tii.


pontifical, p6ntlf'lkal.

pontifices, pontif'lséz .

Pontine (Marshes) , p6n'

tin , pon'tin .

Pontius, p6n'shifis, pon

'

shiis.

Pout Neuf, pen nfif’.

Poperinghe, p6pé rang’

(Ana) . pbp’

érls

Popocatapetlv popokat"épétl. Pfipbki tfi

'

pet’l.

p6p6kétapét"l.

The first is the sound given

the name by English-speakingresidents of Mexico ; the other

two are found in thedictionaries.

porphe . p6r'firl

porpoise. pbr’

pfis

Por’

sena.

Parsen’na.

PortauPrince,p6rt6prans'

,

portbprlns'

portcullis, p6rtkill'

ls.

ports-cochere, p6rt

'k6sh6r ’.

porte-feuille, p6rtf6

'

y’.

portent, por’tent.

Porthos, p6rtbs'.

Portici, pOr'téché .

portibre.may“ .

portmanteau, pbrtman't6.

Ile. ssnIte. cl rs . It. Icccrd. Irm. Ink. soft . lovable. eve. h oot. end. recast,than. 01 3 .3 d ice. 111.Old. Obey.Orb. 06600.odd. connect. lemon. 6 (Germ.)

190

Prairial, pra'rlal, préréal

'.

prairie, pra’rl, prar

'i.

Prairie du Chien , pra'rl or

prar'I dooshen

'.

Prakrit, pra’krit.

praline, pra'lén.

pratique. prat'lk ;

pratek'.

Praxitelean , praksitelé’an.

Praxiteles, pri kslt'éléz.

prayer (a supplication) ,prflr; (onewho prays).pra

'ér.

preamble, pre'amb’l, pre

am'b’l.

prebend, preb'énd.

prebendal, preben'dal.

prebendary, préb’éndarl.

precedence, pré s é d’é n s

,

prés'edéns.

The second is frowned on bythe lexicographem, but it is

prewdent, pres'édént.

precedented , prés'édented.

precentor, presen’tor.

preceptory, présép’tbri.

Precieuses Ridicules , Les ,

la prasy6z’redektll

’.


précis , prase', pra

’se.

precocity, pr6k6s’ItI.

predatory, pred'

atori.

predecessor , prédésés’ér,

prem ier, pre’mlér, prémfi

yer.

premise prem’is

(verb) , premlz'.

I le, u ni te, cIrc. I t. Incord. Irm. Ink, nolI . lov le, eve. event. end, recent.thOre, over, Eden. ice. ill.Old.Obey.Orb, cbflee.Odd, cOnnect . lsmOn. 6 (Germ.)

predicatory, préd’ikatbrl.

predilection , prédilék'

shun,

predflek’shfin .

preface, préf’as .

prefacer, pref’asér.

prefatory, pref’atbri.

prefect, pre'fékt.

prefecture, pre’féktiur.

preferable, préf’

érab’l.

preferment, prefer'ment.

préfet, prafa'.

prefix (verb) , préfIks

pre’fiks .

prejudice. prédz’aédla

prelacy, pré l'asl.

prelate, pré l'at.

prelude, prél'iud, pré

’liud.

premature, premat iu r'

,

pre’matiur, prem

’a

tiur.

The first is the only sound incurrent use


prenomen, prén6'mén.

preparative, prepar’ativ .

presage (subst.) pre'sada;

(verb) , présadz’.

presbyter, préz'bltér, prés

’

biter.

presbytery, prez’blté rl ,

pres’biteri.

prescience, pr é’sh l é n s ,

présh'léns.

prescient,préfshiént,presb

'

lent.

presidio, presid’i6 ; (Span) ,

prasé'dyc.

Presque Isle, présk é l’

prestidigitateur,prést6dézé

tat6t’.

prestidigitator, préstldidsitatér.

prestige, préstéz’

, prés’

tidalpresumptuous, prézfimp

’

tiui’

xs.

pretense, prét6m'.

preterit, prét'érit.

pretext, pré'tékst, pré

tékst’.

pretty, prit'i.

preventive, preven’tiv .

Priapean, priape’an.

Priapic, priap’lk.

191

Priapus, pria’

pus.

Pribilof, prébél6f’.

prie-dieu , prédyo’.

prig preg.

prime donna, pre’mad6n'a.

prima facie, pri’mafa

'shlé .

primarily, pri'marlli.

primates, prima'téz.

primer (one who, or that

which, primes) , prim’

er; (an elementary

school-book, a size of

type) , prim’ér.

princess, prin’ses.

Principe de Gales, prinsé’

pa daga’las.

pristine, pris'tin, pris

’tin.

prithee, prith'é .

probative, pr6'bativ .

proboscidean, pr6bosld’

éan .

proboscis, pr6b68’ls.

process, pros’és, pr6

’sés.

proces verbal, prose’ver

bal’.

Procne, prok’ne.

Procrustean, pr6krtis'téan.

Procrustes, pr6krtis'té z .

procuracy, pr6k’iurasi.

procurator, pr6k’iuratér.

procuress, pr6kiu’rés.

6hr, in -u in use, urn, up, circus , menu, food, foot. cut, oil, angle, part, thin ,

th at. azure, CH -Germ . felt, a (Fr.) man. 800 complete key. pages 15—20.

192

procureur, pr6kilr6r'

prodigy. prbd’ldzl.

produce (verb) , prodine’

pr6d'ius.

proem , pr6'em .

Profeta, l l, 61 pr6is'ts.

profile, pr6’fil, pr6

’iel.

program prfi’

srim. pro“

m (sum ) : pr6g’rés ,

prb'

srés ; (verb). pra

grés’.

project (v erb). prbdaékt’

;

prbds'ékt.

projectile, pr6dzek’til.

prolepsis, prolep’sis.

proletariat, pmléta’rlat.

prolix, pr6'liks , prOlIks

’

prolocutor , pr616k’iuté r,

pr61’6kiutér.

Prol’Og also appears in the

dictionaries, but seldom occurs

promenade, pr6menad’.

Prometheus, pr6mé'thius,

pr6me’théiis .

promiscuity, pr6miskiu'lti,

pr6mlskiu'ltl.

I le, nenIt u H IQ Iccord Irm . Ink. nofI ,


promulgator.pw’mulgatér.

shlamen’t6, prdnfin

slamén’tO.

pronunciation , prOnunsia'

dls’m .

propagandist.’prbpfisi nfl

dist.

prophesy, pr6f’ési.

Prophete, Le, lé pr6fét’.

prophylactic , prOfIIak’tik.

prophylaxis, prOfIlak’sls.

propinquity. prbpls’kwltl

pr6’

pria perso'na.

propylaeum , propfle’fim.

propylon , pr6p’ll6n.

pro rata, pro ra’ta.

prorogue. prbrog'.

proscenium , prOsé'nium .

proMyte, prbs'élit.

proselytize, pr6s’é lltiz ,

pr6s'élltlz.

Proserpina, prOsér'

pina.

Pm erpine, pr68’erpln ,

prik’érpén.

prosodic , pr686d'lk.

lovable. Ive. Ovent. Ind. recent.thOre. Old.Obey.Orb. cfifiee,

194

Psyche, si'ké , pai

'ke.

iat’rik .

psychiatrist, siki'é trist

,

psiki’atrlst.

psychiatry, slkl’atrl, pelki

’

am.

psychical, si'kiki l.

psychologic, slk616ds'lk.

psychologist, sik61’6dzist.

psychology, sik6l'6dzl.

psychopathy, sik6p'ath1,

psIk6p'athl.

psychosis, siko'sls, psik6

’

sis

ptarmigan. tir'mlgafl

pterodactyl, terOdak’tIl,

p’ter

'Odaktfl.

ptisan, tlz'an.

Ptolemaic, t616ma'ik.

Ptolemais,mléma’Is.

Ptolemy, t61’éml.

ptomaine, t6'man, t6man

'.

Puccini, p6'

otche’ne.

Pucelle, La, 15. pinsel’

;

pusél’.

Puebla, pwa'bla.

pueblo , pwéb’lo.

puerile, piu'

érfl.


puerility, piuérfl’lti.

puissant, piu'isfint, piuIs

'

ant.

pulchritude, pill'krltiud.

Pulci, po_ol

’ché .

Pulcinella, po—olchénél

'la.

pulque, pcfi l’ka.

Pultowa, pblta’va.

So pronounced, also, whenspelled Poltava.

pumice, pum'

ie.

pumpernickel, piim’

pé r

nik’l, p66m

'

pérnlk’l.

pumpkin, piim'kin, PM)"

kin, pilmp’kin.

Objections to the firsttic.

punitive, piu'nitiv .

Punjab , pilndsab'.

Purana, pofira'na.

puree, pura’.

Purgatorio , II, 61 poorga

t6r'

y6.

i le. nenIte. cOrc. It, Iccord. I tm . Ink. soft . lovable. eve. Ovent. end. reeént,there, over.Eden. ice. ill.6ld, Obey. Orb. cfifiee.Odd. connect, lemOn.O (Germ.)

Puerto Rico , pwér’t6 re

'k6.

Puget (Pierre) , puze’.

Puget (Sound) , piu’dsét.

pugnacious, pugna’shus.

puir pur.

puisne, piu’nl.


purificativ e, piu’rlfikatlv ,

piurif'lkativ .

purificatory, piurlf'lkatOri.

Purim , piu'rim .

Puritani, I, epoorétan’é .

purlieu , pur’lin.

Purport. pfir’

pfirt.

purposiv e, pfir'

p681v .

pursue, phrsiu’.

pursuit, pfirsiut’.

pursuivant, pflr’swivant.

purulent, piu'rdé lént.

pusillanimity, piusflflnimfi

iti.

pusillanimous, piusilen’

Imus.

pustule, pfis'tiul.

put, po‘

ot; (in golf) , put.Puteoli, piuté

'611.

puttee, put’i ; pfit

'Iz.

In American Military par

lance commonly pliiez'.

Puvis deChavannes, puv é'

déshavan'.

Puy-de-Dome, pwédéd6m’.

pyamia, pié'mla.

Pygmalion, pigma’lIOn.

pygmean, pigme'an.

6hr, ln-u in use. urn.up, circus, menu, f66d. fOOt, out. oil. angle. part. thin,

that.were.CR-Germ. ici». 0 (Fr.) m . Gee complete key.pares 16-20.

pyjama, pidsa'ma, pidzafi

1115.

Now most commonl

pajama (pddzd'ma

y spelled

Pylades, pil’adez.

pyloric, pil6r'Ik, pil6r

’ik.

pylorus, pfl6’rfis.

pyramidal, piram'idal.

pyramidic, piramid'1k .

pyramidical, piramid’Ikal.

pyramidize, piram’adiz.

Pyramus, pir’amus.

Pyrenean, piréné'an.

Pyrenees, pir’enes.

pyrite, pi’rit, pir

"it.

pyrites, piri'té z.

pyritic, pirit'Ik.

pyrotechnic, pirbték’nik,

plr6tek’n1k.

Pyrrha, plr’a.

Pyrrhic, pir'ik.

Pythagoras, pithag’Oras.

Pythagorean, pithagOré’an.

Pythia, pith’la.

Pythian , pith’ian.

Pythias, pith’las.

python, pi’th6u.

mm. pike

quadrangle, kw6d'rang

’l. quasi, kwa'si .

quadriga, kw6drl'

ga. Quasimodo , kwasim6’

d6.

quadrille, kwadrfl’. quassia, kw6sh

'la, kwas

'la,

quadrumana, kw6dro‘

o"

kwash’la.

mans.

minus. quaternary, kwatér’nArl.

quadrupedal kwbdro’

6' quaternion, kwatér

'niun .

pedal. quatorzain, katbr’zan, kay

quadruple, kw6d’r66p

’l. brain.

quare, kwe're.

que stor, kwés’tbr, kwee

' Quatre Bras, katr’bra

'.

tar.

queasy. kwfis’l

quaich kwaCH.

qualm , kwam .

qualm ish , kwam'lsh.

quantivalence, kw6nti'

va'

lens , kw6ntlv’alens.

quarantine, kw6r’antén.

quattro-centro , k w at

trOchen’t6.

quaY.ké .

quean kwen.

quegh kwaCH.

quelle sottise, kél sbtez'.

quelque chose, kel’kesh6z .

Quentin Durward, kwen’

tln dur'ward.

rabbi, rab'I, rab

'i.

Rabelais, rab’le

’

;

rab”la.

Rabelaisian , rabéla'zlAn.

rabies , ra’blez.

raca, ra'ka, raka

'.

Rachel, ra’chél.

rachis, ra'kis.

rachitis, raki’

tis.

racial, ta'shal.

Racine, rasen'.

raconteur, rakOntiir’.

ragout, rago'

o'.

Rahway,rO

'wa.

raillery, ral'éri, rfil

'érl.

Rainier (Mount) , ra’nér,

raner'.

raison d’

étre, rezfin’ds

’tr

’.

raisonné , rézOna’.

rajah ,ra

’dza.

Rajapur, ra’dzapoor.

Rajput, rads'

poTn, rad;

po'

Bt’

Rajputana,radzpob ta

’na.

Rakoczy, ra’kotsé .

Ramadan , ramadém’.

R

Ramayana, rama’yana.

ramekin , ram'ekin.

Rameses, ram’eses .

Ramillies , rameyé'.

ramose, ra’m6s , ram6s

’.

rampant, ram'

pant.

Rampolla (Cardinal) , ram

pOl'

la.

ranchero , rancba'r6.

rancor, ran'kér.

Ranz des Vaches, ram dz

vash'

,ran da vash

'.

Raphael, raf’s/él, ra

'fael.

As the name of the Italian

painter it is more often rdf'dé l.

Raphaelism , raf’aéliz

’

m.

Raphaelite, raf’

aélit.

Rapidan,rapldan

’.

rapier, ra'

plér.

rapine, rap’ln.

rapport, rap6rt'

; ra

p6r’.

man'.

More properly spelled and

file. senIte. cOre, i t. Iceord. I rm , Ink. sofI. lovable. Ev e. Ovent. end. meent.there, ever.Eden. ice. ill. 61d.Obey.Orb. cOflee.Odd. cOnpect. lsmOn.O (Germ. )


rarefaction , raréfak'shfm .

rarefy, rar’éfi.

rarity,rar

’iti.

rasorial, ras6'rial.

raspberry, raz’berl, raz

'

béri.

Rasselas, ras’élas.

rath rath.

rather, rath'er, ra

’thér.

Rathskeller, rats’kélér.

ratio , ra’shi6

,ra

’sh6.

ratiocinate, rashliis'lnat.

ratiocination, rashlbs'Ina

'

shun.

ration,ra

'shi

’

m, tash’un.

British army usageprefers the

second.

rational, rash'final.

rationale, rashuna’lé .

ratlines, rat’linz.

raught rOCHt.

rav elin , rav’lln.

re (law) , re.

Reading, red’ing.

real (coin) , ré’al; (Span ) ,

rial’.

realization, realiza’shiin,

realiza’shi

'

m .

really, ré'all.

rebate, rébat’

199

rebel (verb) , rébél'

; (subst.and réb

’él.

Recamier, rakamya'.

receptacle, résép’tak’l.

recess, reses’

, re’ses.

Rechab, ré’kab.

Rechabite, rék’abit.

réchauffé , rash6fa'.

recherche, réshérsha’.

recipe, rés’ipé .

reciprocity, résipros’Itf.

recitative, résitatev'.

So pronounced as a musicalterm ; in other

recitativo, résitaté’vo.

reclamation, rek lam a'

shim .

recluse, rekl668’

recognizable, rék’ognizab

’l.

recognizance, rék6g'nizans,

rék6n'lzans.

Cf. reconnaissance and recon

recognizant, rékog’nlzant,

rék6n'izant.

recollect, rékolékt'.

recommendatory,

mén’datbri.

reconcentrado,

sentra'd6.

reconcilable, rék'finsilab’l.

r i k 6 n

Ohr , iu = u in use, urn, up. circus, menii. ffi d. fo6t. cut. oil, angle. part. thin.that, azure. OH -Germ . fell. a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

14


recondite, rék’Ondlt.

reconnaissance, r6k6n

reconnaissance, rekbn ’

Isfins.

reconnoiter, rekbnoi'tér.

record (v erb) , rekord’

;

rek'brd, rek

'

6rd.

recoup, rake—op

'.

recourse, r6k6rs’.

recreant, rék’réfint.

regatta regretrecreat

e.rék réfit

regicide, rédz'

isid.

recreation, rekréashun.

Regillus, rédsll'hs .

recrudesce, rekroodes'.

regime, rfizém'.

recrudescence, wh o-odes

regimefl . l'édt

'

lmén6118.

raging ,rédzi

'na.

registrar, red’istra

recubant, rek'iubant. Regnault. r61iy6’.

r

W W , rék'iuzansl, l

'é Regnier, ranya'.

19 11351 131: regress re

'

gresrecusant, rek

’mzAnt. (verb) , regrés

'.

redemption. rédémp'shfin. Regulus, reg

'iulhs.

Rehan (Ada) , re’zin,

redintegmtq rédlnfi gf fit Rehoboth , r é h6 ' b6th ,

redintegration, rédlntegra'

reho’both.

shun. rei (coin) , ta, re.

redivivus. rediv i'vus. Reichsrath, rlCI

-Is’rat.

redolent, red'

Olént. Reichstag, rlCHs'tACH.

referable, ref’érab

’

l. reif ref.

file. u ni te. cl re, It. Iecord. Irm. Ink. soft. levl ble. eve. Ovent, i nd. ”ch it.ism .

reflex, réfieks'.

This is the adjective or thesubstantive ; the verb (chieflytechnical or obsolete)

refiuent, réf’looént.

reflux,ré

’fiuks.

refragable, ré f'

ragab’l.

refuse (v erb) , réfiuz’

; (adj.and ref

’ius.

refutable, refiut’ab

’l, réf

’

iutabl.

202

requiem , re'kwiém , rek

’

Wiém .

requital, rékwit'al.

reredos , rér’dbs .

érvwér.

residue, res'idiu .

resilience rezfl'

léns.

resin ,res

'In .

Cf. row .

resoluble, rez’Oliub

’l.

resolute, rés’Oliut.

rwonancc ,réz

'Onans.

resource, resors’.

respirable, respir'ab

’l, rec

'

pirah’l.

respirator, rés’

piratér.

respiratory , respir’atbri,

res’

piratbrf.

respite, res’

plt.

restaurant, rés’tbrant, rés

'

toraut.

restaurateur, rest6rat6r'.

Restigouche, restigo'

b sh’.

restorative, rest6r’8tlv .

restrick restrek’.

resumable, rézium’ab’

l.

EVERY' DAY PRONUNCIATION

resume, rézium’.

retail, may, ré’tal.

discriminate between the various words usually favor rater-6

except in retrograde and retro

spect.” -Oxford Dictionary.

retroussé , retro'

Bsa'.

Reunion (Island) , réiun'

yun ; raunyon'.

reveille, reval’

ya; (in U. 8.

serv ice) , rev élé'

(a

rév’élé ; (in Brit ) , rs

v él'i or rév fil

'f.

rev’nOn

’zan6m66t6n

'.

revenue, rév'ém

'

u .

rev erable, rev er'ab

’

l.

rev erie, rév’érl.

rev ersion , rév ér’shfin.

revery, rev’érl.

rev ocable, rév'Oksb

’l.

lovlble. eve. event. ind. rseInt.

M Wet,W .m ;m.Old, Obey.Orb. “do w as 6 (Gm

retailer , retal'er, re

’talér.

retardation ,retardfi

’shfin

retro“The pronunciation of retro

is to some extent unsettled, and

leadcographers vary in their rec

ogmition of, or preference for, theshort or long vowel Recent


revocatory, rév’okatbri.

revolt, rév filt'

,révblt

’.

Rev ue des Deux Mondes,

revu ds do m61’

1d.

Reyes, ra’

yfis.

Reykjav ik, ra’kyav ék.

Reynaldo , ranal’do.

reynard, ra’nard, ren

'ard.

rez de chaussée, r'

s'

. dé

shess'.

Rhadamanthus, radamanfi

thus.

Rhaetian, re’shan.

rhapsodist, rap’sodlst.

rhapsodize, rap’sbdiz.

rhapsody,rap

'sodi .

Rhea Sylv ia,ré

’i sil

’v ia.

Rheim s rem z ;

rails.

Rheingold, Das, das rin’

golt ; rin’

gold.

Rhem ish , te’mlsh.

Rhenish , ren’ish.

rheum , room .

rheumatic , r66mat’Ik.

rheumatism , roo’matlz’m .

Rhodes, roda.

Rhodesia,rodézia.

rhododendron, r6d6dén’

drou .

rhomb, tomb, rom .

rhumb, rum, rumb.

Rhys, .rés.

rhythm , rith’m ,

rith’m .

rhythmic, li th’mlk, lith

’

Rialto, real’to, rial

’to.

riant, ri’ant; resfi

'.

ribald, rib’ald.

riband, rib'and.

An archaic form of ribbon.

Ribault, rébo'.

Ribera, Jose, réba’ra.

Ribot, rébb’.

Richelieu ,reshélyo

'

Richepin , réshpan'.

richt réCHt.

Richter, rlCH'tér.

rickle rek”l.

ricochet, rlkosha'

,

shet'.

rief ref.

riever rév'ér.

rifacimento, ré fachémén’to.

Riga, re'

ga.

Rigel, r’dzél, ri

’

gél.

Rigi-Kulm , re'

ge-kdé lm .

Rigoletto , rlgblét’to.

rigor, rig’ér.

Rigsdag, rlgz’dfig.

Riis (Jacob res.

Rijke (Museum) , riks.

rlko

ohr, iu =u in use, urn , up, circus, menu. iabd. i66t, out. oil. angle, part. thin.

th at, azure. CH =Germ . wh. a (Fr.) man . 800 complete key. pages 15-20.

204

Rijswuk, fi s’wlk.

Riks'di g.

rilievo. relya’vb.

Rinaldo , rénfl'dfi.

tinderpest. rin’derpest.

Ring des‘

Nibelungen , Der,

dértindesne'bélofi nen.

rinthereout ren'

thér66t.

Rio de Janeiro , re'c ds

zanii’rb.

Rio de la Plata, ré’o ds

15 pure .

Rio Grande, ré'

o gran'da.

Riordan (Archbishop) ,rel“

rip rep.

riposte, repost'.

ripple rep 1.

rise, riz.

unciation vie for thein American

dictionaries ; it is

risk reek.

rit rét.

Rivarol, rév i rfil'.


dya’bl

'.

Robespierre, robé spyar’

;

ro'

bespé r.

Robsart, Amy, a’ml rob

’

am.

robust, robust’.

robustious, rbbfis'chus.

Rochambeau , de, dé rbsh

snbc'.

Rochefort, rbshfbr’.

Rockingham , rdk'lnham ,

rbk’Inam .

roeooo , rbko’ko.

Rod, Edouard, ado-

awrod.

Roderick , rod’érlk.

Roderigo , rodéré'

go, rod!»

ré'

go.

Rodin, rbdan’.

rodomontade, rodbmon

tad’

, rodfimontad'.

Rodriguez , rbdré’

gss.

l ie. u nite. elm. It. h oard. h m . Ink. coil . lovable. eve. event. lad. fech t,than . over. Eden. loo. Ill, 61d. obey.Orb, 06600 .odd. connect. lemon. 6 (0 4mm)

Rivoli, Rue de, ril dé

re’vole

’.

Rizzio , ré t’séo.

Roanoke, ro’anok.

Robbin, della, dam r6b’

bye.


Rotherhithe, rdth'érhith .

to be colloquially rdd’ruh, or

but Jones

Rothesay, rbth’sl.

Rothschild, roths’child,

ros'child.

roué. ro‘

ba'.

Rouen, m an.

rouge et noir, ro‘

os anwar’

rouleau , ro'

Blo'.

Roulers, ro‘

ola'.

roun to—on.

Rousillon , ro‘

dseyfin’.

rousted ro'

Bst'it.

rout, rout.

route, ro"6t.

routh r6'

oth.

Roux, roo.

I le, m i te. elm. i t. Sword. i nn. Ink. soft. lovable, in . event. end. recent.there. ovsr.Eden. Ice. ill. 61d.Obey.erb. codes .odd. connect. lemon. 6 (Germ. )

rowan (tree) , ro’an, rou

'in.

rowel, tou’el.

Rowena,wens.

Rowland, ro'land.

Roxana. tokeen’a

,rdksafi

na.

Rubaiyat,ruble, roo

'b

’l.

Rucel'

ai, roochél'

li.

rude, r6'

od.

rudiment, ro‘

o'dimént.

Rue de la Paix , ril (16 15

P5}

Rue St. Honoré , tu sas

tbnbra'.

rupee, ro—ope

’.

rus de guerre, rliz dé

gar’.

Rustam , rfis'tfim .

rutabaga, ro'

BtAba’

ga.

Ruy B ias, rweblas’.

Ruy Lopez , ro-

o’e lo

’

péz

(Span ) , rwe lc'

psth.

Ruysdael, rois'dal.

Saadi, sadé’

, sodé’.

Saav edra, Saava’thra.

Sabacthani, sabaktha’né .

Sabaoth, sab'aoth, sabe

oth.

sabot,

sabretasch , sa’bértash.

Sabrina, sabri’na.

saccharine, sak'arin, sak

'

arm.

sacerdotal, sasérdo'tal.

sachem , sa’chem .

sachet, Sasha'.

Saco, so’ko.

sacrament, sak’rament.

sacrificable, sakrlf’lkab’

l.

sacrifice, sak’rifis, sak

'rifiz.

The first is now preferred in

bothAmerican andBritishusage.

sacrilege, sak’rflédz.

sacrilegious, sakrélldz’us,

sakrflédz’fis.

The second is still the favoriteof the lexicographers, but theyare beginning to recognize thefact that no one uses it.

sacrosanct, sak’rbsankt.

Sadducean , sadiusé'an.

Sadducee, sad'iusé .

Sadowa, sa’dova.

Saengerbund, zéng'érbo

‘

c’

mt

Saengerfest, zéng'érfést.

saga, sa'

ga, sa’

ga.

sagacious, saga’shfis.

sagamore, sag’amor.

Saginaw, sag'ino.

sagittal, sadz’ltal.

Sagittarius, sadzlta’rlfis.

Saguenay, sagéna'.

Sahara, ssha'ra.

Saint Albans, sant 61’banz.

Saint Augustine, sent 6'

gusten.

British usage favors

as the name of the Church

Saint Bernard, sant bér'

nard, bernard’

;

san bérnar’.

Saint Cloud, senklo

Saint-Croix, sant kroi’

(Fr.) San krwa'

Saint-Denis, sen déné’.

Saints-Beuve, sent-bov’.

ohr. iu -u in use. urn. up, circus. menii . ffi d. f66t. out. oil. angle. part. thin,

that. arure, OH -Germ . ich, a (Fr.) man . See complete key. pages 15 -20.

$38

Saint Gaudens (Augustus) ,sint gé

’

dénz.

Saint-Germain, sin zer

man’.

Saint Gothard, sant gbthfi

fird ; singbtfir’.

Saint Helena (island) , sant

hélé’na.

Ordinarily the name is pro

Saint-Hilaire, sin té lAr’.

Saint John , sant dgoa’.

As aBritish surname, St. John

is usually dn’da

’n; as a place

name, a’ndréa

'.

St. Leger, sent-lédz'

ér, en'

indzer.St. Louis (Missouri) , sant

lo-

o’ls , lo

‘

B’I.

Smat Lucia, sant liu’shla.

Saint Michael (Mount) ,sant ml'kél.

Saint-Michel, Mont. mos

sen meshel’.

St. Mihiel, sinmEyél'.

St. Quentin, sari kantan’.

Saint-Seem , sin-sand .

EVERY-DAY PRONUNCIATION1

Saint-fi nia l. de, es sari

semmY; m t

Salammbo, salambo'.

saleratus, salera’tus.

Salic, sal'ik.

salicylate, ailments satisII'

at, salis'

flat.

American authorities frown on

the third, which is o

the only one

recognized by British usage.

salicylic, sallsil’lk.

salient, sa’

llént.

saline, sa’lin.

Salisbury, sblz’bérl.

sali sal

salmi, sal’mi.

salmon, sam’ina

Salome, sfllb'mé .

salon , salon'.

Sd onica. salbné'ka.

Saloniki, salbné'ké .

l ie. u ni te. si te. i t. Sword. firm. i sh. sea. lovable. Eve. Great. ind.connect.that . ovtr.Eden. ice.Ill.old.Obey.Orb. cause.add.

recent.m emes

-m. )

Sakuntala. sakshs'tsis,

shbkcon’

tala.

Sala (George Augustus) ,am .

Salamis (Battle of) , say

210

Santa Lucia.can'talo

‘

ose’s;

(It.) lE’

oché'a.

Santiago ,sentéa’gc.

Santillana, de, ds sintélyi fi

na.

Santos-Dmnont, santbs '

Sabme, sbn.

sapience, sa'

piens.

saponin , sap'bnin.

Sé'

por.

Sapphic , saf’Ik.

sapphire, saf’ir.

sewage. 8613’

nSarajevo , si

’rfiyfivb.

Sarasate, de, da sarasa’ta.

sarcenet, sars’net.

sarcoma, sarko’ma.

sarcophagi, sarkcf’adzi .

sarcophagus , sarkOf'agfis.

lfis.

sardonyx, sar’dbnlks, sar

don'ika.

Sardou , Victorien, vektcr

esn'sardo

'

o’.

sargasso , ssrgas’o.

sarsaparilla. sarsapAflI'

a.

31s . ” alu m s . In l ccord. firm. l slt. soft .

thm u over Eden. cfifles. 6dd.


satyr, sat'er, sa

'tér.

sauce, eds .

sauch

saCH, 86CH.

sauer-kraut, sour

'krout.

scuCH ,

sant

mi ré'.

saumont sd’mfint.

saunter, sen’tér, scn

'tér.

saurless sbr’lés.

saut (Scot. sat.

lovable. ev e. Gvent. 6nd. recent.ofinnect. lu nch . 6 (Germ.)

ma’ri, 86 east

Saskatchewan , Saskach’

éwcn.

sate (preterit of sit) , sat,

si t.

satiety, sati'éti.

satire, sat'ir.

satiric , sfitlr'ik.

satirical, satir'iksi .

satirist, sat'irist, set

’érlst.

satirize, sat'iriz, sat

’érlz.

satrap, sa’trap, sat

'rap.

satrapy, sa’trapi, sat

'rapi .

Samuma, satso'

o'mA, sdt

'

Basins.

Saturnalia, saturna'lia.


sauté , sata'.

sauv e qui peut, S6V ké p6.

savage, sav’adz.

savagery, sav’adzrl.

savant, ssvsn'.

Savary, savaré’.

Sav oie, savwa'.

sav oir-faire, savwar’far.

sav oir-v iv re, savwar v é’v r

’

Sav onarola, sevens-5's .

Sav oy, sev oi’.

sawt sot.

says, sez.

’sblood, z

’bh

’

ld.

scabies, ska’bléz.

Scaean , se’an.

Sca v ola, Mutins, miush’

ifis sev’61a.

scaff skai.

scaglia, skal’

ya.

scagliola, skalyo’la.

Scalchi, skal’ké .

scald (poet) , sk61d, skald.

scalene, skalen’.

Scaliger, skal’Idzér.

scallop, skol’fip, skal

’fip.

scalpel, skal’

pél.

Scamander, skaman’dér,

Scapin, skapafi’.

scarab, sker’ah.

scarabaeus, skarabé’fis.

211

scarabee, skar’abé .

Scaram ouch , skar’amouch.

Scarron , skarbu'.

scath, skath.

scathe, skath .

scathing, skath'ing.

scaur skor.

scenario , shana’rlo.

So in all dictionaries, but now,

through the influence of the

mov ing pictures, pretty well

naturalized as sénc‘

i'rta.

scenic, sé’nik

, sen’ik.

scenical, sén'lkal, sé

'nikal.

scepter, sep’ter.

sceptic, skép’tik .

Schamhorst, sharn’horst.

schedule, skéd’iul.

Jones gives shéd’iul as repte

senting British usage.

Scheherazade, shéhéréza’

dé , shéhéraz'

ad’.

Scheldt, skelt.

schelm ehelm .

schema, ské’ma.

Schenectady, skénék’tadi.

scherzando , skértsan'do.

scherzo, skér’tsb.

Schev eningen , s C H a

VenIngén.

Schiaparelli, skyaparel’le.

Schiedam , sCHédam’.

okr, in n u in use. urn, up. circus. menu. f66d. foot. out. oil. angle.’

part. thin.that. azure. CH=Germ. ich. ti (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

212

schipperke, sklp'

érké .

schism , siz’m .

schisma , skis'ma

,skis

'ma.

schismatic , slzmat’lk.

schist, shlst.

Schlegel, von, fOn shla’

gél.

Schleiermacher, shli’é r

maCHér.

Schleswig-Holstein ,

v iCH - h b l's h t i n ;

(Ans ) ,

Schley (Admiral) , sll.

Schliemann, shlé'man.

schloss, ablbs.

schnapps, shnfips.

Schoharie, shohar'l.

scholiast, sko’llast.

-Cotta, sch6n’

bérCH-kct’a.

Schonbrunn, shon-broon'.

Schopenhauer, sho'

pen

houér.

schottische, sh6t'lsh.

Schouler (James) , ska—o'lér.

Schreiner (Oliv e) , shri'ner.

Schroder, shro'dér.

schule sho‘

é l.

Schumann, sho‘

o’mtn .

shlas’

slés'wIk-h61

'


Schumann Heink , sil o—o'

man-hlnk'.

Schurz , Carl, sh66rts.

schiitzenfest, shilt'sénfést.

Schuyler, ski'lér.

Schuylkill, ska—ol

'kll.

Schwab (Charles

shwab.

sciatica, siat'ika.

scilicet, sil'ieét.

Scilly (Islands) , sil'

i.

Scinde, sind.

Variously spelled Bind, Stride,Sindh. but pronounced as here

scintilla, sintll’a.

scintillate sin’tllat.

sciolist, si Ollst.

scion , si'hu .

scire facias, sl’ré fa

’shias.

scirrhous, sklr’hs.

scirrhus, skir'ils.

Note that cirme (sir'tls) is an

altogether difierent word.

scission , sls'fin

,slsh

'fin.

Scituate, sit/inst.

sclafl'

sklaf.

Sclav , sklav .

Now most cosnmm ly Elsa.

214

Seltzer (water) , selt'sér.

semaphore, sém'flfcr.

Sembrich, sem'briCH.

Semele, sém’élé .

semester, semes'ter.

smni, sem’i.

sem'inar, sh uinfir

’.

The first is frowned upon bylexicographers, butm the United

States it is the only pronunciation heard in c circles

where the word is current.

British usage favors the second.

Semiramide, saméramé’da,

gamers'meda.

Semite, sem’it.

Semitic , sémit'lk.

sém'

pér é'fidém .

sempstress , s émp'stré s ,

sém'strés .

senescence, senes’éns.

seneschal, sén’éshsl .

scuhora, sanyo'ri .

senile, sé'nil, sén

'Il.

senior, sén’

yér.

Sennacherib, senak’érlb.

sennight, sen'it, sen

’lt.

sefior, sanycr’.


senora, sanyo’ra.

shent.

sepal, se’

pal, sép'sl.

separable, sép'i rab

’

l.

septemia, septe’mia.

septemv ir, séptém'v ér.

septemv irate, séptém'virat.

septemv iri , septem'virl.

septicemia, septlsé'mia.

septuagenarian, séptiua

dzéna'rlan.

seraphic, seraf’lk.

file. u ni te. cfire. fit. fiocord. firm. b k.“ lovable. eva év ent find

krscl at,

sepulcher, sép'filkér.

sepulture, sep'ultiur.

sequelae, sékwé'lé .

sequestrate, sekwés’trat.

sequestrator, sé'kwestratér,

sék'wéstratér.

sequin (coin) , sé'

kwln, said

In.

sequitur, sék'

wité r.

Sequoia, sékwoi’a.

seraglio. séral’

yo, séral’

yo.


seraphim, sér’afim .

Serapis, séra'

.pis

sergeant, sar’dzént.

Seringapatam , séringapa

thm’.

serpentine, sér’

péntin, 861“

péntin.

Serv etus, sérv é’ths.

servile, sér’v il.

serv itude, sér’vitiud.

sesame, sés’ame.

Sesostris, séshs’tris.

sesquipedal, séskwlp'édfil

séskwipé'dal.

sesquipidalian,

dal’ian.

sessile, sés’ll.

sesterce, sés’térs.

sesterces, séstér’sez.

Sevastopol, sé v as’tbphl ;

(Russ ) , syé v fist6’

phl-y’.

séskwipé

sev ennight, shn'i'

,t shu'lt,

sév’’n-nit.

Severus, sév é’rhs.

Sevigne, de, dé sav énya’.

Sevilla, sav él’

ya.

Sev ille, sév'll, sév il

’

Commonly the first as the

Angli name of the Spanishc1ty.

61m in -u in use. urn. hp. cirehe. menh . ffi d. f66t. out. oil. angle.c an.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.that. azure. CH Germ .

pick.

15 .

215

Sevres. sh’vr

’

sew, sh.

sewage, siu’hdz.

sewer (drain) , siu’ér.

As meaning one who sews, the

word is of course sii'ér.

sexagenarian. séksadzéna’

flan.

sexual, sék’shiual.

sey si.

Sezanne, sazfin’.

sforzando, sf6rtshn’do.

sforzato, sfdrtsfi'to.

shachle shaCH”l.

Shadrach , shfi’drhk.

Shah Jehan, shfi’dzéhhn

’

,

yéhan’.

Also written Jahan (dzdhdn'

,

shaird shard.

shairn sham.

Shakespeareana, 8 hak

spé ré a’na, shak

spéréhn’h.

shako , shhk’h.

shallot, shhlht’.

Shalott, shalht’.

shanghai, shhnghi’.

Shanghai , shangha'i.

Shauchle shfiCH”1,

shoCH”l.

p .art thin.


shaughran, shOCH'ran .

Shawangunk (Mountains) ,shhn

'

ghm .

shealing shél'in.

sheath , sheth.

sheathe, sheth .

Sheboygan, shéboi'

gfln.

Shechem , shé'kém .

sheik, shek shak.

Sheila, shela.

shekel, shék”l.

shekinah, shéki’na.

shellac , sheihk'

,shél

’hk.

Sheol, she’al.

Sheraton , shér’athn.

sherbet, shér’bét.

sheriat, shéré'At.

sheriff (coin) , shéref'.

sheugh shiuCH.

sheuk shuk.

shew. shh.

Shiah, she'a.

shibboleth, shlb’616th.

shiel she].

shill abhl.

shillalah, shilh’lh.

Shiloh. shi'lo.

shilpit shhl'

plt.

Shiner shl'ni r. 1

As a sufiix the'

syllable has1

26W the sound M or

8

shog shag.

shogun, shh’

go'

fin.

shone, shbn, shhn.

shough, shhk, sho’

BCH.

The first as a kind of dog;the second, a trench or furrow

(variant of shank) .

shrew, shroo.

Shrewsbury (England ) ,shro

'

bz'bérl, ebrhz

’

shriegh shreCH.

shrievalty, shrév’hlti.

shumac, sin'mfik, sho

‘

a'.

Siam , sihm'

, séfim'.

Siamese, slamé z’

, slhmés'.

Siasconset, slhskhn’sé t ,

sibb shb.

sibyl, sib’Il.

sibylline, slb’llln, slb

'llln.

sic 86k.

siccar sek’ér.

than . over.Eden. lac.Ill.old.Obey.Orb. chheo.add. obnncct. lambs . h (Germ. )


rind sind, sén,sin .

Sindhi. sln’dé .

sindry sén’ri, shn

'

dri. sizar, slz'ér.

sine (trigonometry) , sin

skhgér-rhk'

.

sine die, sl’né dl

'é .

sine qua non, si'né kwa skeigh skeCH.

nhn.

sinew. sln’iu.

sing séndz.

Singapore, slnghphr'.

Singhalese.singhlez’

, sings.

lés’.

single sén'

g’l.

sinister. sin'lster.

Sinope, sinh'

pé .

sinsyne sén’sln.

sinus. sl'nhs.

Sion, sl’hn.

siphon , sl'fhn.

sirocco, girok'o.

Slav ic , slhv’lk

,slhv

'Ik.

sirrah. slr’h.

Sisera. sls’érfi.

sleazy, slé'zl

,sf.

Sismondi, de, esslsrnhn'di sleek , 816k

dé sésmbndé'. sleight, slit.

Sistine (Chapel) , sis’

ten,Sligo. sll

’

gh.

sis’tin. slink slénk .

Sisyphus, sis'lfhs. slocken (Scot. slbk

"n.

( le. u ni te. cfire. fit. ficcord. fim b k{fla m m able M tvent. 6nd. rectut.

thm HM Edt llioe. . .Orbé ld.6bey

skelloch skél'hCH .

skeptic, skép’tIk .

ski, ské , she.

skiagraph , skl'hgraf.

skilly skél'l.

skink skénk.

skinker skénk’ér .

skirret, sklr'ét, skir

'lt.

skyre skir.

skyt skit.

slake. slhk.

Slav , slfiv , slhv .


slough (cast-off skin) , slhf'

(a mud-hole) , slou.

slough 8166011.

sluice, $1663.

Sluis, slois.

smit smét.

Smolensk, sm hlyé n sk’

;

smhlénsk’.

snick sahk

snout, snout.

Snowdon , sn6’dhn.

snowk snook.

Sobieski, sbbyé’ské .

sobriety, sbbri’éti.

sobriquet, s b b r é k fi’

;

sh’briké .

soccer, shk’ér.

Socinus, sbsi’nhs.

sociology, sfishihl’bdzl.

Sofia, shie'fl, sb

’féya.

soften , shf”n.

softly, shit’li.

Sé’hé .

soi-disant, swé'dézén

’

soiree, swfira’

,

swhra’.

Soissons, swfisén’.

sojourn , so’dzurn, sfidzfirn

’.

The accent is the same for

substantive and verb. Britishusage recognizes only the first.

219

solace, shl’as.

solder, shd'ér.

solecism , shl’ésiz

’m ,

lésiz’m .

solemn , shl’ém .

solemnity, shlém’niti.

solemnization , shlémnizfifl

shhn, shlémniza’shhn.

solemnize, shl'émniz.

Solent, sh’lént.

solfeggio ,

Solferino , shlféré’no.

solstice, shl’stis.

soluble, shl’iub

’l.

solution , sbliu’shhn.

Somaliland, sbmh’lélhnd.

sombrero , shmbra’ro.

sombrous, shm’brhs.

somnambulism , shmnhm'

biullz’m.

somnambulist, shmnhm’

biulist.

Somnus , shm’nhs.

sonata, shah/ta}.

song, shug.

Sonnambula, La, 15. sbnhm’

b6615s

sonorous, shnh'rhs,

brhs.

Sontag, zbn’thCH.

soot, s6‘

6t, sb‘

ét.

6hr, iu =u in use. hrn. hp. cirehe. menh. f66d. fh6t. out. oil, angle. part. thin.

that. azure. CH al«Germ . wh. h (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

220

soothsayer, so_oth

'saér.

sophism , shi’is

’m .

Sophrosyne, shfrhs'ine.

soporific , sbpbrif'ik .

soprano , shprii'116.

Sorel, shrél’

.

sorority, sbrhr'iti.

Sorosis, sbrb'sis.

sotto voce. sht'tt

’

) vh'chii.

soubrette, so'

Tibrét'.

Souchez. sé‘

osha'

.

souchong (tea) , sE'

oshhng'.

soufiié , so-

ofia’

, soo'fia.

sough , shf, sou ;

scoCH.

Soulouque, soolo‘

ok’.

Soult, so'

olt.

sou marque, soo mhrka’

,

mi rke’.

Sousa, so‘

o’za.

souse, sous .

soutane, sootan'

, sootsa’.

souter so'

B'tér.

southerly, shth’érli.

southern, shth'érn.

Southey, sonth'i, shth

’i.

Southron, shth'rhn.


Southwark. s h th 'é rk ,

south'wék.

sovereign. shv'érin, city'

érin.

sowter so—otér.

Spa, sph, epb.

spinach , spin'adz, spin

'

éch .

spinet, spin'et, Spinet

’.

spirituel, spé rétiiél'.

spirituelle, spéré thél'.

splenetic, splénét'ik, splén

’

etik .

spleuchan sploT)’

CHfin.

Spokane, spbkhn’.

spondaic , sphnda'

ik.

file. seni te. ai rs. fit. accord. firm . lsk. soft. lovable. five. tvcnt. 8nd. rcchnt.than . ovtr.Ecté n. ice. ill.61d.hbey. Orb. chfloc.held. chancot. lsmbn.6 (Germ .)

Spandau , shpén'

dou.

specie, spé'shi.

species, spé'shé z.

specious, spe’shhs.

spectator, spékti'tér.

speedometer, spedhm’étér.

spermaceti, spérmhsh’

ti.

Spezia, spéts’

yfi.


steelyard. stel’

yfird, stil’

stow , sto’

gi.

yeti Stoicism stO’isiz

’

m .

Steen. Jan, yfin sti n.

Stolypin, sthli'

pin .

stomachal, sthm'fikhl.

Stephano , sté f'anc. stomacher. s tfim '

nk é r,stereopticon , s thr é hp

'

tikha.

stereoscope, sté r’é bskcp,

sté'réhskhp.

stereotype, stér'ébtip, ste

’

ramp.

stertorous, ster'thrhs.

Steuben, von , fhn stiu'bén ;

fbn shtoi'bén.

stick sték.

stickit sték’lt Strassburg, shtris

'

bdorCH ;stiletto , stilét

'b. strhs

’burg.

Stilicho , stil'ikb. strata. stra

’ta.

stilt stélt.

stimpart stém'

pért. tédz'Ik.

sting sténg. strategist, strht'édzist.

stipend, sti’

pénd. strategy, strht'édai.

stithy, stith'i, stith

’i.

stiver, sti'vér. ferd hn i

'

vhn.

stodgy. stbd’

zi

stomachic, stbmhk'ik.

stomatitis. stbmfiti'tia.

stot stat.

stour eta-

hr.

stouth sto'

Bth.

stouthxief Wréf .

stowlins stou’linz .

stown stoun .

stowth m


straucht (Scot.) str6CHt.

M ephon, stréf’hn.

striped, stript, stri’

péd,strip

'id.

Stromboli, strhm’bhlé .

strop, strhp.

Strophades, strhf’fidéz.

strophe, strh’f6.

strophic, strhf'ik.

Strumitsa, stro‘

Bmits'fi.

strychnine, strik'nin, strik

’

nén.

student, stiu’dént.

studious, stiu'dihs.

stupendous, stiupén’dhs.

stupid, stiu'

pid.

Sturm , shtd’

orm.

Sturm undDrang, shto‘

hrm

dhnt drhng'

gért.

TheHanoverianpronunciationis ata

‘

6t’

gdrt.

Stuyv esant, sti’véshnt.

Stygian, stidz’ihn.

styptic, stip'tik.

Styx, stika.

suasory, swa'sbri.

suave, sw‘

av , swhv .

suav ity, swhv'iti, swh

’viti.

hhr, iu-u in use. hrn. hp

223

subaltern, shbfil'térn, shh

’

é ltérn.

InBritishArmyusage, alwaysthe second.

subdue, shbdiu’

Sublime Ports, shblim'

p6rt.

subliminal, shblim'inhl.

sublunary, shb'liunarl.

subpoena, shbpe’nfl.

subsidence, shbsid'é ns ,

shb'sidéns.

subsist, shbsist’.

subsistence, shbsis’téns.

substantiate, shbsthn’shiht.

substantival, shbsthnti'vfil,

shb'sthntivhl.

substrate, shbstra’th.

subtile, shb'til, sht

"l.

subtle, aht”l.

succinct, shksinkt’.

Suchau, sGB’chou

’.

Suchet, siiché’

sucre (coin) ,So pronounced, also, as a

propername, thatof theBolivianstatesman for whom the coin isnamed.

Sudan, so’

édhn’.

cirehe. menh. fhbd. fdht. cut. oil. angle. part. thin.that. azure. CH =Germ.

pi’ch. h (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 15-20.

m EVERY-DAY PRONUNCIATION

Sudermann, sob'

dérmfin. sultan, shl’thn, sdhltén

’.

Sue. Eugene, fizén'

Bil. sultana, sulth’nh, shlta

’

nh.

suede, swad ; awed. sumac, siu’mhk, sho

‘

o'

mfik.

Suetonilf . s

'

wéti’

nihs. Sumatra, sdhmé

'trh.

Suez , 8

2328

81

, 800 62 '

sumph shmfsumac,

siif’rsumptuous, sfimp

'tiufts.

sufiragette, shfradcét'.

sundae, shn dh.

Bfif’l‘a

t fiuz’.

dalatsupererogation, sxupérerh

ms, were.

“a8mm

Sufism , 866’fiz

’m.

sugh so“

oCH.

suicidal, siuisl’dfil.

Sulla, shl’h.

Sully-Prudhomme, sh l é

prfidhm'. and sound only.

sulphate, shl’ffit. supple, shp

"l.

sulphide, shl'fid, shl

'fid.

sulphite, shl’fit. he.

sulphurate, shl’fiurht. sure, sho

'

fir.

sulphureous, shlfiu'réhs. Surinam , soorinim

'.

sulphuret, shl’fiurét. surname sfir

’nim ;

sulphuretted, shl’fiurhtéd. (verb) , sfir

’xi8m, shr

sulphurous, shl'fhrhs, shl

'nam’

.

fiurhs. surquidry ain’

Sulpician, shlpish'hn. kédrl.

“ m im etic . fit ficoard. firm.

“ W NW M M


synod, sin'hd. hkius

'.

synodal, sin’hdhl.

syrinx. sir’inka.

systole, sis'thlé .

Synope, sinfi’

pé .

sin’théslz. Széchényi. si

'

chényé

I le. senl te. fit. ficcord. b k. sofa. lovable. Eve. 8nd, reehnt.thEre. over, Eden. 100. ill, 61d.6bey.Orb, chfiee.hdd. chancot. lemon.6 (Germ .)

tabard, thb’hrd.

So pronounced as the nameof the inn.

tableau , tiblb’

tableaus, tabloz'.

tableaux, thblaz’

, table'.

table d’

h6te, tabl’dot

'.

taboret, thb'hrét.

tabouret, thb’dfirét, ti b

dfirfi’.

tacet, ta'sht.

tacit, ths'it

taciturnity, ths’iturniti.

Tacoma, tfikh'ma.

tael, tel.

Tagliamento , thlyhmén’to.

Taglioni, thlyh’né .

Tagus , ta’

ghs.

Tahiti, th’hété , thhé

’té .

Tahoe, ta'hc, th

'hh.

tailzie tal’

yi.


Taiping, ti’

ping’

Taj Mahal, tfidzmfihhl’.

Takahira, th’ki hé

’ri .

Talav era (Battle of) téléva

’ré .

talc, thlk.

Taliaferro , thl'iv ér.

Talleyrand-Perigord, ti l

érhn’

paréghr’

;

thl’Irhnd.

Talma, thlmi’.

Talmud, thl’mhd.

talus, ta’lhs.

tamale, tflmh’16.

Tamaulipas, témht'

fi lé’

phs .

tambour, thm'bobr, thm

'

bér.

Tamerlane, thm'érla

'

n .

Tamora, thm’hrfl.

Tampico , thmpé'kh.

tanager, thn'fidzér.

Tanagra. thn’flgrh.

Tenais, thn'fiis.

Tancred, thn’kréd.

Taney, t6’ni.

Tanganyika (Lake) , tin

ganyé’kh.

tangential, thndzén’shhl.

tangerine, thn'dzérén, tin

dzeren' .As a pro er noun or adjective,

the accent 18 on the last syllable.

hhr. 1“ a n in use, hrn, fip. cirehe. menh . feed. f66t. cut. oil. angle. part. thin.

that, acute.CH-Germ. ich. a (Fr.) man. See complete key. pages 16-20.

228

Tannhauser. tén’hoizér.

tansy, thn'si.

tam; m ieux’

tinmy6’.

Ta'a.

tapir. tfi’

pér

tapis, ta’

pis, tap’is, tape

’.

Tappan Z ee,thp’5.n zé , thp

'

fin za’.

Also written Toppach Z ec.

Tara, th’rh, thr

'h.

tarantula, thrhn'tiulé .

taraxacum , thrhk’shkhm.

tarlatan, tér’lhthn.

Tam ow, thr’ndfif.

tarpaulin, thrpb'lin.

Tarpeia, tfirpé'

yfl.

Tarpeian , thrpé'

yhn.

Tarshish , tfir'shish.

Tartufe, thrtdfif’

thrthf’.

(FL ).

Tasmania, thzma’nih.

Tasso , ths'b ; tés

'sh.

tatterdemalion , thtérdé

mi l'

yhn, thtérdémhl'

yhn .

taube, tou'bé .

Said to be already Anglicizedwb in the war zone.88

file n nlm ctre fit fioccrd. firm.


shéf’ské .

Tchu , cho—o.

Tecumseh, tékhm’sh.

Te Deum , té dé'hm .

tedious, té’

,dihs ted

'

yhs.

tedium , te’dlhm .

teepee, te'

pe.

Teheran, téh’rhn

'.

Tehuacan, tawhkhn’.

Tehuantepec thwfinthphk'.

Telamon, télAmhn.

telegrapher, télég’rhfér.

telegraphist, té lé g’rafist,

tél'

égrafist.

telegraphy, télhg'rhfi.

Tel-Ri-Kebir, thl 61 khbé‘

r'.

b e . treat.h a n d les-i ble. ad m ins.M over, Edemice, ill. Orb. chhee.hdd.

taunt, ti nt, tdnt.

Taunton, tfin'tfm , thu '

thu .

Taurus, tb’rhs.

taxidermal, thksidér'mhl.

taxidermic, thksidér’mik.

taxidermist, thk’sidérmist.

taxidermy, thk’sidérml .

taximeter, thksim’étér.

Tchad, chid.

Tchaikowsky, chikOf’ské .


tetragonal. tétrhg’hnhl.

Teueer, tiu'sér.

toi'félsdrhk.

teugh tiuCH.

Thais, thE'is ; tfi

’es

'.

It has the French sound as Theocritus, théhk'riths.

the name of Mamenet’s opera. theologue, thé'616g.

Thalaba, thhl'hbh.

Thales, tha'lez .

Thalia, thhll’h.

dflst

thaumaturgy, th b'm fi

tfirdzi. Cf. therefore .

the (emphafic) ’ M ; (be'

th f therbv’therhf

’

f wel thi ; beereo 1ore vo

thereout thtro’

ht'.

Therese ti rfiz'.

The German form (without

fore consonant) , the.

theater, thé'dtér.

khmek’.

Théétre Francais, tfi’tr

’

frfinsé'.

Thebaid, thé’bhid.

their, tha’

r, that.

Themis, the’mis.

file. u ni te. si re. fit. l ew d. firm. b k. sell . lovfible. eve. év ent.had. rashes.

lez.

thenceforth , thhnsfhrth'

,

théns'fbrth.

Theobald, the’bbbld, thib

’

old, tib'old.

theocrasy, thehk'

rflzsi.

theosophy, théhs'bfi .

therapeutic, thérapiu'tik.

there, that.

usually the, or before a vowelih

’r.

therewith , therwlth’

, thi rwith

'.

Thermidor, té rmedbr

thermidor’.

Thermopyle , thérmhp’ilé .

Thersites, thersl’téz .


Theseus, thé’sius, thé

'sehs.

Thessalonica, thésfllhni'ka.

Thetis, the’tis.

Thibet, tibét’

, tib'ét.

Thibetan, tibét’in.

Thiergarten , tér’

gértén.

Thierry, tyéré'.

Thiers, tyar.

thig thég.

thigger thég'ér.

Thisbe, thiz'bé .

thocht tt Ht.

Thoreau , thhrc‘

i'.

Thorn (in West Prussia) ,thru .

Thorvaldsen, t6r’vfilsén.

Thothmes, tht’méz, thhth

'

mez.

thrash, thrash.

Thrasybulus, thrhsibiu’lhs.

Thrasymenes, thri siméfi

néz.

thrawn thr6n,

thrfin.

threepence, th r ip'é n s ,

thrép’éns.

threnode, thré’nhd, thrén

'

6d.

threnody, thrén’hdi.

thresh, thrésh.

231

threshold, thrésh'61d.

throstle, thrhs”l.

throuch thrbBCH.

Thucydides, thiusid’idéz.

thyme, tim .

Thyrsis, thfir'sis.

tiara, tia'ra, téhrh.

Tibet, tibét'

, tib'ét.

Tibullus, tibhl'hs.

tic douloureux, tik dri l

ooroo'

tek do'

61

63rd .

Tichbom e, tich’bhrn.

ticht (Scot.) thCHt.

Ticinus, tisi nhs.

tiend tend.

Tientsin, téén’tsén

’.

tierce, ters.

Tierra del Fuego, tyér’rfi

délfwa’

ga.

Tiers Etat, tyarzatE’.

Tietjens, tét’

yens,

yénz.

tig tég.

Tiglath-pileser, tig’ lfi th

pilé’zér.

timbale, tsnbsl'.

timbre, tim'ber; thn

’

br’.

fish'

Bhr. in a n in use. hrn. hp. circhs. menh. fdhd. f66t. cut, oil. angle. part. thin.

that. azure. OH-Germ. ish, n (Fr. man.

16

See complete key. pages 16-20.


Timbuktu, timbhk’t66 , Titicaca. tithkh

’kfi.

Tito Meiems. té'th muf

The second is frowned on by

timmer thm ’er.

Timon, ti’mbu .

Timour, timfi r’

, t6m& y’.

tip tép.tfip

Tippoo Sahib.tippo_o'sh

'ib.

tirade, tirad'

, ti’rid.

ton (fashion) , thin.

toolyie to'

bl'

yi.Tirol, tir

’ l;

tin ne tézhn

éndbrf.

tisic, tiz'ik.

Tisiphone, tisif’bnh.

Titania, titi'nifi.

Tithonus. titho’nhs.

Titian, tish'in. tornado . three/do.

thhre. oven Edem iee.ill.M M .Orb.M d M hn flm h

tivoli, tiv’bli.

Tobolsk. tbbblsk’

; (Rm ) ,thbbl

’

y’sk.

tocher tOCHer.

“A tochsrless la

Tolé’dé ; (Spam). tblfi

’tho.

Tolstoy, thl’stoi. thistoi

'.

tomato, tbmh’w, thmh

'

th.

toque, tbk.

torchon, tdr'shhn ;

tbrshcn’.

toreador. tbrhhdbr', thrh

Addr’.

torment tbr’mhnt

234

tragacanth, trhg'flkhnth.

traiect (v erb) , trhdzékt'

;

trhdz’ékt.

traiectory, trhdzék’tbri

tramontane. trfimhn’thn,

trhm'hntén .

trance , trans.

transference, trhnsfér'éns,

trhns'féréns.

transition , trhnsiz'fin,

trin

sish'hn, trhnzish

’hn .

transmigrate, trhn s'm i

grat, trhnsmi’

gri t.

transport (v erb) , trhns

port'

trind

p6rt.

Transvaal, trhnsvhl’.

Trasimenus (Lake) , trii’si

mé’nhs, trh

’zéma

'nhs .

(lrds'imin) and Trasimeno (twis

émd'

né ) .

travail, trhv’hl.

Travailleurs de la Mer,

trfiv syhr'dé 15. mAr’.

travertine, trhv’értin.

Traviata. La 16 trhv éh'tfi.

treacle, tre’

k l.

trecento , trfichén'th.

trefoil, tre’foil.

trek, trék.


trichina, triki'nh.

trilobate, trilh'bi t.

trilobite, tri'lbbit.

trilogy, tril'hdzi.

trimeter, trim’éter.

trindle trhn’d’l.

file. senfite. cl re. fit. ficoord. firm. Isk. soffi. lovable. M . Qvent. 6nd. resent.

thin , om .Edén. ice.ill. 61d.Obey.Orb.chase.6dd.chancot.km .6 (Germ.)

takarant’.

Trentino , trenté’no.

trepan, trépiin’.

trephine, tréfin’.

Trethewy, trlthiu'l.

Trev elyan , trév é l'

yin.

triad, tri'ad.

triangle, tri’agg

’l.

Trianon, Grand, Petit,grampété ' , treanon’

.

Triassic, trias'lk .

Triboulet,

trichinosis, trIk'ino

’sis .

trickie trék’l.

tricot, tre'kb.

tricycle, tri’sik

’l.

Trient, tréént’.

EVERY-DAY PRONUN0IATION

Trinidad, t r i n’i dad

’

;

(Spam) , trénéthath’.

Trinitarian, trinita'rian.

trio, tre’o, tri

'o.

tripartite, tr1par’t1t.

triplicate, trip'llkat.

tripod, tri’

pod.

Tripoli, trip’611.

tripos, tri’

pos.

Triptolemus, triptol'émiis.

triptych, trip’tik.

trireme, tri’rém .

Tristan und Isolde, trestan’

(Tout ézbl’dé .

triste, trést.

The word is now archaic ex

cept as borrowed from theFrench. Down to the mideighteenth century it was nat

as trist

trisyllabic, trls’Ilab

'Ik.

trisyllable, trisfl’ab’l.

Triton, tri’ton.

triumv ir, trifim'v ér.

triumvirate, trium’v irat.

triumv iri, trium'viri.

triune, tri'iun.

trivial, triv’151.

Trocadero , Le, lé troka

daro'

; trok

ada’ro.

235

troche, tro’

ke.

The older pronunciations,trash

,trbch, tr6k, are in use in

England, where the American

sound of the word is called vul

gar, and the form trachea (in thissense) commercial

trochee, tro'ke.

This is the accepted form andsound of the word as the nameof a kind of poetic foot. For itsother sense, see troche.

troglodyte, trog’lodit.

Troilus, tro'flfis.

Trois Mousquetaires, Les;la trwamob skétar

'.

troll, trol.

Trollope, trol'fip.

trombone, trom'bou , trom

bfinfi

Trondhjem , tron’

yém .

trope, trop.

tropical, trop’ikal.

Trossachs, tros’aks.

troth , troth.

Troubetzkoy, tro—obéts

’koi.

trousseau , tro—oso

'.

Trovatore, II, 61 trbvétbfi

ta.

Troyes, trwa.

Troyon , trwa’

yon.

truculence, triik’iuléns.

true, tr66 .

6M, in-u in use , urn , iip, circus, menu, idbd, foot. out. oil. angle. part. thin,

that. azure. CH-Germ . (ch, 111 (Fr.) man. 800 complete key.m u 16


truncheon, trfin'shun.

The form and sound here

Britishare widely accepted.

the second

tsarevna, tsarev'na.

Turkestan, W'késtan

'.

tsaritza, tsaret'sa

m mwitch ’ tsérlév ich.

mtelar, fiu’m .

tutor, tin’ter.

T 1 Solo, tsar'skbyé

tutti frutti, to’

ot’t/é fro

-

ot'te.

sye16'.

Tschaikov sky, chikof'ské .

Also spelled Tchaikovsky,

Taceh , tsék.

Tucson, t0_oson

'.

Tuesday, tinz’(18.

Tuileries, twél’re

’.

tuilyie to

I

tumor, tiu'mér.

tumult, tiu’miilt.

Iki l.

typography. tlpéz’rfifl.

h h w fi . lovable, eve. event. end, n ot“.

’

h rxedo, tukse'

do.

Twickenham , twik"nam .

twopence, tiip'éns.

twopenny, tup’énl.

Tybalt, tlb'alt.

typhoon , tlfo'

on'.

typhus, ti'ffis.

typist, tIp'Ist.

typosmpha , tlpbg'rfifér

typographic. flpfigriif’fk

umlaut, 66m’lout.

umwhile fimhwil.

Udine, o‘

bdé’na.

Uflizi, (Tofét’sé . unassuming, unasium

'ln.

uhlan, 0—0’1an . Uncas, tin

'kas.

Uhland, Fo'lént. uncial, fin

’shlfil.

uitlander, cit/under. uncleanly, unklén'll .

ukm , iukas’.

Ukraine, iu'kran.

Ulfilas, ul’filas.

The name alac apWulfilaa, Wtdfila

Ulrica, ul'rika, oolre

'ka.

Ulrici, (Tolré t’sé .

Ultima Thule, ul'tima

thiu'le.

ultimatum , ultima’tum.

ultramontane, unnamed

ululation , filiula'shun.

ulyie fil'

yl.

Ulysses, iulls'éz .

umbilical, umbll'lkal.

umbilicus, umbm'kus.

lug.

umbrageous, umbra’dsus. unisonal, iunis

’onm.

umbrella, umbrel’a. unisonant, iunls

’bnant.

( le. ocul te. elm,It. looord, inn. i nk.thlre, om , Edtn. ice.m.61d.Obey.orb.

ous, unk'shus.

unctuous , iink’tiuus.

Undine, unden'

, oondé’né .

undisoem ing, i1nd12flrn’ln.

undress (verb) , findrés’

(subst. or adj) , i1n'

drés, undrés’.

undulatory, iin'diulatbrl.

unfrequented, unfrékwén’

ted.

ungallant, ungal'ant, fin

galant'.

See gallant.

unguent, un’

gwént.


unisonous, iunIs'onus.

Unitarian, iunita’rlan.

univalent, iuniva'lént.

univocal, iuniv’bkal.

unjustifiable, undzus’tifi

ab’1.

unlearned, unlur’néd.

unprecedented , iinpré s'

édéntéd.

unscathed , unska'

thd.

Unter den Linden,

ter dan lin’dén.

untoward, unto’érd.

untune, untiun'.

untutored, untiu’térd.

unwary, unwa’rl.

Upanishads, oopan’ishads.

upas, iu'

pas .

Upernavik , iupér'nav lk ,

6‘

o'

pérnavik.

Also appearsjas'

Uperm'

vik (o—o

uphroe, iu'vro.

upright, iip'rit

’.

The position of the stress

varieswith sentencemodulation.

Upsala, upsa'la.

upsilon, iup’silbn.

don'

239

upupa,iu

'

piupa.

Ural, iu’ral.

urban, fir'ban.

Urbana, urban'i .

urbane, urban'.

Urbino, 0-

6rbé'n6.

Urquhart, fir’kfirt;

fi'két.

Less commonly written Ur

ohr, in -u in use.urn, up, circus, menu. toad, foot, out, all, angle, part, thin,that. azure, CH -Germ . ich, o (Fr.) man . See complete key, pages 15-20.

ursine, (lr'sin, ur

'sin.

Ursula, ur'sinla.

Uruguay, iu’rd

'

ogwa, ui'

ro‘

6gwi .

use (verb) , iuz ;ius.

Ushant, ush'ant.

usque ils'kwi.

usquebaugh , (is’kwéba, he

'

kwébd.

usufruct, iu'

ziufriikt.

usurious, iuziu’rlfis.

usurp, iuzfirp'.

usurpation, iuzfirpa'shfin.

usury,iu

'

ziuri.

Utah , iu't6.

Utopia, iuto'

pla.

Utrecht, iu'treCHt.

vacate, va'kat.

vaccine, vah'sin.

vacuity, v i kiu’ti.

vade mecum , va'de

W e vm 'fl‘

valance, val’ans.

Valdés, v i ldas'.

vale (farewell) , va’lé .

valence, va’lens.

valin'syen

’.

valeric, valer'lk, vale

’rlk.

valet, val’et, va

rs.

valet de chambre, valé'

dé shin'br

’.

valetudinarian, val'étiu

dlna'rlAn.

Valhalla, vmhn'a.

Valkyr, valldr’.

Valkyrie, valldr'l, v i lkl

’rl.

(Span .

Valland

igham , v ilan

'dlg

am

Van Wyck, Vin wik'.

variegate, va'rlégat.

variola, vm'ou.

variorum, vario’rum .

Vasa, w as.

vm , v i s, v i s .

Vashti, vash’ti .Vassar, v i s

'er.

Vathek, vath'ek.

l lew cenl u d re lu lcm d lm h h eofl lofi ble m mM ind.“there.mag m as.111.old.Obey.Orb, M emo“ .

V

Vallombrosa, val'lbmbro’

Valmy, valme’.

Valcis, valwa'.

Valparam , valpArl'zo.

vamose, va'mbs, va

'mos.

Vanbmzh, vanbro'

o’.

Vancouver, vanko'

B'vér.

Van Dyck, Vin dlk’.

Van Eyck , van lk’.


Vcrhaeren, verha'rén.

verisimilitude, v erisim i l'

ltiud.

verjuice, v ér'

dzoos .

v ermicelli, v érmésel’l, ver

mechel'é .

v ermifuge, v ér’mlfiudz

v ermouth , ver'mo—oth, vet

’

mo'

ot.

Also written vermuth.

Verne, Jules, sill Vern ;

vfimVernet, verne

’.

Veronese, ve’rone

'si .

Veronica, veron'lka.

Versailles , v er e s’

y’

v érsfilz'

vertebra, ver'tebra.

vertebra , v ér’

tebré .

vertebral, v ér'tébral.

v ertebrate, ver'tebrat.

v ertige, vertes’.

vertigo , v ér’tlgo.

Vertumnus, vertum'nus.

Verulam (Lord) , ver'

6615m , ver’iulam .

v erv e, v érv .

Verv iers v ér'vya

’.

Vesle , v él.

Sounded with the “open e,

as if written 8 in French.

v ia, v i’a.

Via Dolorosa, vr's dar

fire’sa.

vial, v i’al.

v icegerent, visdzé'rént .

Vicenza, VBchént'sa.

v ice v ersa, v i’sé v ér

’

sa.

Vichy, v lah’i, v é

'shé .

v icinage, v is'

lnadz.

vicinal, vis’

iné l.

v icinity, v isln’lti.

v iciosity, vishlos'iti.

Victor Hugo , v lk’tér hiu

’

go; vektor’ugo

'

Victoria Nyanza, v ikto'ria

nyan’za.

Victoria regia, vikto'rlarefi

am.

v ictualer, vit lér.

v ictuals, v it'ls.

v icuna, viko’

Bn'

ya.

v ide, v i’dé .

abbrev iated as , but usuallytranslated as namely, or that is .

Vidocq, v édbk'.

Vienna, veen'

a.

Vicuxtcmps, vyo’tan

’.

i le , senate, care, i t. lcoord. firm , l sk. ecti . lovi ble. ev e. ev ent. 3nd. recent ,them , over.Eden. ice.m.old. they.orb. obfloe.add. connect. lemon. 6 (Germ.)


vignette, vinyét'.

Vigny de (Alfred) , dé Van’

yé’

viking, v i'kin.

Villa (“Pancho ve

'

ya.

Villafranca, vel’lafran

'ka.

villain , v il’In.

v illainous, vfl’Inus.

v illeggiatura, v illadzato—o’

ra.

villein, v il'in.

v illenage, v il’énadz.

Villeneuv e, velniiv’.

Villiers (British surname) ,v il

'ez, v ll

’

yéz.

Villiers de l’Isle-Adam , dc,

dé v él’

ya'dé lel

’adan

'.

Villon, v é'

yon’

, v é’lon

'.

v inaigrette, v inagrét’.

v in brut, van brii’.

Vincennes, vinsénz'

, van

sen’.

Vinci, da, dav én'ché .

v indicativ e, v indlk’atlv ,

vin’dikativ .

v indicatory, vin’dlkatbri.

v ineyard, v in’

yard.

v ingt ct un , vantaun'.

vin ordinaire, van’nbrdé

nfir.

v inous, vi’nus.

243

v iola, v éc’la, v io

’la

, v éd'la.

Viola, v i’61a, ve

’bla, v io

’la,

vec’la.

v iolin , v iblin’.

Viollet-le-Duc,

diik'.

v ioloncellist, v é’blonchél

’

Ist.

Violoncello ,

Virago , v ira’

go.

Virchow, fér’CH6.

Virginie, v érzéné'.

v irile, v ir’Il, v i

’rll.

v irility, v irIl’ItI.

v irtu, v értcfi’

, vér’too.

v irtuoso , v értiub’sb.

The word is thoroughly nat

uralized in English.

v irulence, vir’doléns, vir

’

iuléns.

v irulent, v ir'dolént, vlr

'

iulént.

v is-a-v is, ve’zav é

'.

v iscera, v is’era.

v iscid, v is'ld.

Visconti, v éskbn'té .

Viscount, v i’kount.

v isé , veza’

Visigoth, v iz'igoth.

Vistula, vis’tiula.

v isual, Viz’inal.

vyblé'lé

chr, in -u in use, urn, up, circus, menu, ffi d, foot, cut, oil. angle, part,that. azure,

gli-Germ, ish. 9 (Fr.) mm. 800 complete key, pages 16-20.

244

vitelfin, vitel’la.

Vitoria, vsw'rss.

Vitry-le-Franocis, v e’tre

’

lé tran’awa

'.

to'reo Emmanwa

'la

vituperate, v ltiu’

pérat.

viva, ve'va.

v ivandier, v évandya'.

v ivandiere, vevandyAr’.

v iva voce, ve'vavo

'se.

vive, ve'v .

Vive La Republique, vev'

15 raps'blek

'.

Vive L’Empereur,

Vive Le Roi, vev ’ lé rwa' .Viv iani, vevea

'né .

v iviparous, v Iv lp’arus ,

vev

v iz ., viz .

See videlioet.

Ile. m i te. el re. i t. ( cecal. i nn.

m om .Eden.

Ink.Orb


v ines. vlz’ér. v i

’zér.

Vladimir, v lad'

imlr.

v la’

dyevcstOk'.

vocable, vo'kib

’l.

vodka, vbd'ka.

Voet, v o_ct.

vogue, veg.

V61'fipiikc

vol-au-vent, vblbvan'.

Volga, vbl’

gA.

volute, v éliut’.

Von Bulow, fbn bil'lov .

Von Falkenhayn, fen fal'

kénhln.

Von Kluck, fen kld‘

ék.

Von Moltloe, fan molt'ke.

eofl . lov i ble. eve, Gm t. ind., obflee, 6dd. connect. lemcm é

Volkslied, folks’let

’.

Volpone, volpo’ne.

Volsci, v61'sl.

Volscian, vol’aban.

volt, volt.

volte-face, vfilt ifis'.

Wabmh , w6’bash.

Wace, was, vas.

Wallenstein , wol’é nstln,

val'énshtin.

ds vaCHt am rin.

Waco , wa’ko.

Wagner, vag'ner, vach

'nér.

the nar

xgan English name it is usuallywdg

’nér.

wagon-lit, vagsnls'.

Wagram , va’

gram . :

wainscot, wan'skot.

waistcoat, Wist'kbt, W58 5

kot, wes’kot.

the usual

Wakerife wak’rlf.

Walcheren, val'CHérén.

Waldemar, w61'demar.

Waldenses, weldén'sez .

Waldersee, von ,fbn val

’

derzi’.

Waldteufel, valt'tcifél.

ale, u ni te . olre. i t, l econi. ( rm. Ink. colt . lovable. eve, am t. end. recent.

(Germ. )

WWalhalla, wblhal

'a, wil

hal'a, vhlhal

’a.

(123; Walkiire, Die, devalkfi'ré .

Waltham , w ol't h Am ;

wol'tem.

Walther von der Vogelwcidc, val

'ter fbn clér

fb'

gélvl'de.

waltz, welts.

wanderjahr, van'déryar.

wanderlust, van’dérldfist.

want, w6nt, wont.

wapentake, wbp’

éntak.


was, wbz .

.

But in unstressed positions,m , w

’z.

Wasatch, w6'sach.

wassail, wbs'Il.

Waterloo,

In British usage gennerallystressed on the last syllable, buton the first when used attrib

Watervliet, w6térv lét'

Watteau , va'to

'

wato’.

waucht waCHt.

waugh w6CH.

Waukegan, w6ké'

gan.

Waukesha, w6’késh6.

weal, we].

Wealden , wel’d’n.

weapon, wep’fin.

Weber, von , f6n va’bér.

wecht weCHt.

Wednesday, wénz'da.

Weehawken, weh6’kén.

Weenix, va'niks.

weght (Scot. weCHt.

Weihaiwei, wa’hi

’wa

Weimar, v i'mar.

weir (dam) , wer.

weird, werd.

weisc wi'

z.

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Wellesley, wélz'li.

Welsbach , wélz’bak, v éls

'

baCH.

Wemyss, wémz.

Wenceslaus, wén'sésl6s.

were-wolf, wér’wd

’

olf.

Werthcr, ver'ter, wér

'tér.

Weser, va'zér.

Westhoek , wést'hdok.

West'minster, wé stm ln’

stér.

Westrnoreland, wést'mbr

land, west’morl

’nd.

Westphalia, westfa’lia.

Weyler (General) , wa’lér.

c msn (Stanley J wi’

man.

wherewith, hwarwith'.

wherewithal, hwarwith6l’.

whid hwud.

whigmaleerie

hwég'male

’ri.

whilk hwfilk.

whilly hwul’l.

whillywha hwul'

ihw6.

whilom , hw1'lfim

whirry (Scot. hwflr'i.

whissle hwus”l.

Whitefield, hwit'feld.

whitrack hwut’rak.

61W, iu = u in use, urn, up, circus , menu, ffi d. f56t, cut, oil, angle, part. thin,

that. asure. CH =Germ . ish. a (Fr.) man.

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See complete key. pages 15—20.


Whitsunday, hwlt’s’nda,

hwit'sun

'da.

whitter hwii'tter.

whittle hwut"l.

whittret hwut’rét.

whorl, hwfirl, hw6rl.

whortleberry,

Wichita, wlch’ltb.

wick wek.

Wieland, ve'lsnt.

Wis (Soot ).wéswight wscm.

Wildebeest. wild’bast, vn

debu t.

withe, with, with.

Wilhelm Meister, vll'hélm withers, with

’ers.

mI'ster. withes, with’s, With

's.

wilk wulk. withy, with'l, with

'l.

Witte, vit’e.

wivern, wi'vern.

willyard will'

yard. wizen, wis"n.

wimple wem'

p’l.

winch (scat ) , wenah, Woev re, v6v’r’.

Womngton (Peg) , w‘ln

Wolcott (Oliver) , wdbl'kut.

m a nta .m u m m na n n bum m m e m . recent.there.w a wm m mm m m m m m 6mm )

wind wind.

windle wén”l.

windlestrae win’

’lstra.

windling wln’lln .

windmw, wlnd’rc, win

’ro.

Windsor, wln'sér.

windward, wind'werd ,

winna wun’na.

Winnepesaukee (Lake) ,wlnépestl

'ke.

wiseacre, wlz’akér.

wista’ria.

Less comm ly appears as

M ’f ld.

witenagemot, wlt'ensgé

X

Xanadu, zan'adéb

’. Xenophon, zén

'6f6n.

xanthein, zan’théin. Xerec, ha

’ras

’.

Xanthian , Z an’thIAn. Ximenes, zéme

’nez, hima

'

xanthin, zan’thln.

Xanthippe. zinthip’é xiphoid, zif

'oid.

Xav ier (Saint Francis) , Xorullo, hero—ol

'

ye.

Z i v'lér. More commonly written

xebec, zé’bék.

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Xenia, ze’nia. xylograph, zi

'lbgraf.

Xenocrates, zénck’raté z. xylography, zilcg

’rafl.

Xenophanes, zénof'anez. xylophone, zi

’lbfon.

ale, senl te, i t, l ocord, firm. l ek. soft. lovfibls , eve, event. 5nd. recent,there.ever.Eden. ice, ill, 61d, Obey.Orb.caflee.6dd. cbnnect. lsmbn.6 (Germ .)

Yakima, yak'lm6.

Yakutsk , yako'

Btsk’

Yang-tse-Kiang, yan tse

kéan’.

yataghan, yat’agan.

yauld y6d.

Yazoo, yaz’o'

B.

ycleped , Iklept’.

Yeats, yats.

as the namand by most

in some

yelk, yelk.

Cf. yolk.

Yemen, yem’en.

Yenisei, yenésé’é .

Yerkes, yer’kes.

Yggdrasyll, ig’drasil.

slur. ln-n in use, an d !up, circus, menu.

Y

ylang-ylang, e’lang e

’lang.

yodel, yo’d’l.

yogi. yb’

gé

yogism. yb’

glz’m

Yokohama, yo’kbha

’ma.

yolk , yok, yelk.

Cf. yelk.

Yonge (Charlotte) , yfin.

Yosem ite (Valley) , y6

sém’lté .

Youghiogheny, ybkbga’nl.

yow you.

yowie, you’l.

Ypres, 6’

pr’

Ypsilanti, Ipsilan’ti.

Yriarte, éréar'ta.

Ysaye, éza'

yé .

Yucatan, yo'

Bkatan'.

év'tb

’.

oil,out. male.that. stun . (JR-Germ. ich. a (Fr.) use» . See complete key, pages 15—20.

Z accheus, asks/us, zik

’étls.

Zadkiel, zad'ldel.

Zambezi, sambe'zl, zambafi

36.

Z angwill, cén'wll.

Zapata, cape/ta.

Zarathustra, carathd‘

osfi

tra.

Z auberfidte, Die, de tsou'

berfibte.

zealot, zel'ht.

zealous, zél'us.

Zeebrugge, za'brdoge.

zenana, zéna'na.

Zeno, ze’no.

Zephaniah, zefani'a.

Zephyr-as, séf’lrtls.

Z obeidah, sbba'dA, zbbi

'da.

So pronounced, also, when

w osraphy. wbg’rfifl

zoological, zbOlbds’lkal.

neophyte, sb'bfit.

Z ophiel, zo’fiel.

Zoroaster zo’rbas

'ter.

m av c, zfi av'.

Z ucchem , tso‘

dka’rb.

Also appears as Z ucccrcMW)

“ afl om m smem oah ’ sm .m ean esm m u cm

Zerubbabel, sén‘

ib’flbél.

zeugma, ziug’ma.

Zeus, zius.

Zeuxis, ziuk’sls.

Zimri, zlm’rl.

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