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Archaic Terms
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

An archaic plural form of “eye,” found in older English and poetic diction; its unusual sound may support rhyme, meter, or an antique tone.

Detailed Definition
"Eyen" is an archaic English plural that appears in older poetry and prose. In modern English, readers would normally expect "eyes" instead.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Without eyen I see” uses the archaic plural of eye; “Her eyen held the color of the moor”; “With sleepless eyen, he watched the fire”; “The lover praises her bright eyen at dawn”
Additional Notes
The word "eyen" in "Without eyen I see" is an old plural form that most modern readers would not recognize at a glance.; Found in the poem, I Find No Peace by Sir Thomas Wyatt
Also Known As
eyes orbs gaze sight
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