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Eclipsis

Sound
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

The omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable within a word or between words to maintain metrical regularity or fluidity in verse.

Detailed Definition
Eclipsis is a rhetorical and poetic device where a word or phrase is omitted but implied by context, creating syntactic compression or dramatic pause; in classical prosody, it may also refer to the suppression of a final vowel before a word beginning with a vowel (elision).
Example
Example in poetry:
Eclipsis: "Grammatical omission: 'He ate; she [ate] too'"; "Poetic ellipsis: 'I came, [I] saw, [I] conquered'"; "Creates tension through absence: 'She left. [I cried.]'"; "Eclipsis in dialogue: 'Going?' '[I’m] going.'"; "Reader supplies missing words—active participation"
Additional Notes
In Irish poetry, the dropping of initial consonants under grammatical conditions (e.g., "mo chara" becomes "mo chara"). Important for understanding Irish-language verse metrics. Related to lenition. Affects syllable counting and sonic texture.
Also Known As
sound omission phonetic reduction
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