KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION
| ā | as in | fāte | ō | as in | nōte |
| ă | " | făt | ŏ | " | nŏt |
| â | " | fâir | ô | " | nôr |
| ä | " | fär | o̤ | " | do̤ |
| ȧ | " | fȧst | ọ | " | wọlf |
| a̤ | " | fa̤ll | ȯ | " | sȯn |
| ạ | " | whạt | o͞o | " | fo͞od |
| a | " | fī´nal | o͝o | " | fo͝ot |
| ē | " | mēte | ū | " | ūse |
| ĕ | " | mĕt | ŭ | " | ŭs |
| ẽ | " | hẽr | ṳ | " | rṳle |
| ê | " | thêre | ụ | " | fụll |
| e̱ | " | pre̱y | û | " | ûrge |
| e | " | rē´cent | |||
| ī | " | pīne | ȳ | " | flȳ |
| ĭ | " | pĭn | y̆ | " | ny̆mph |
| ï | " | ma-chïne´ | ỹ | " | mỹrrh |
| ĩ | " | bĩrd |
The symbol ⊥ placed over a vowel indicates the long sound of that vowel shortened, or without the vanish. It is used in unaccented syllables, as in sĕn´[+a]te, [+e]-vĕnt´, [+i]-dē´a, [+o]-bey´, [+u]-nīte´.
| oi | as in | oil | x̝ | like gz | ex̝ist |
| ou | " | out | [th] | as in | [th]is |
| th | " | thin | |||
| ç, soft, | like s | çede | ṉ | like ng | |
| c̶, hard, | like k | c̶all | ɴ, | nasal tone (as in French) of the preceding vowel, as in encore (äɴ´k[+o]r´) | |
| ḡ, hard, | as in | ḡet | |||
| ġ, soft, | like j | ġem | |||
| s | like z | has | ' | (for voice glide), as in often (ŏf´'n) | |
EXPLANATIONS
The authorities quoted and the abbreviations representing them are as follows:
Wb. Webster's International Dictionary, 1890, with Supplement.
Wr. Worcester, 1859, with Supplement, 1882.
St. The Standard Dictionary.
C. The Century Dictionary.
M. The New English Dictionary, by Murray, now in preparation.
Of the ten volumes proposed for this great work six have been issued up to date.
E. The Encyclopædic Dictionary, by Hunter, 1879-1888.
I. The Imperial Dictionary, 1883.
S. Stormonth's Dictionary.
Sm. Smart, edition of 1874.
Wk. Walker, edition of 1809.