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Ebro

Spanish
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

One of Spain’s major rivers, flowing from northern Spain to the Mediterranean.

Detailed Definition
The Ebro gives poetry a broad river image connected with geography, history, agriculture, war, and movement across Spain. Its valley has witnessed settlement, trade, conflict, and cultivation, making the river more than scenery. Poets may use the Ebro to suggest continuity through changing kingdoms, the life of fields and towns, or the sorrow of battle. Like many rivers in poetry, it becomes a bearer of memory, carrying landscape and history towards the sea.
Example
Example in poetry:
Ebro's broad waters carve the poet's epic of Aragon's fertile plains and Roman bridges; Ebro inspires verses of ancient battles and modern harvests in Spanish light; In the Ebro the bard finds symbol of Spain's life-giving artery; Ebro awakens odes to vineyards and the Reconquista's eastern front; Poets evoke the Ebro to capture northern Spain's industrious spirit; The Ebro's current carries the poet's metaphors of time, renewal, and endurance.
Additional Notes
Ebro river carries history from Celtiberians to Civil War battles; fertile valley contrasts meseta in northern poetry.
Also Known As
Ebro River Río Ebro
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