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Nombre

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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

A Spanish place-name element meaning “name,” here part of a specific location in the poem.

Detailed Definition
The poem names Nombre Dios Bay, a real place associated with Drake’s voyages. Readers may not recognize "Nombre" on its own because it appears as part of a Spanish place-name rather than as a standalone English word.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Slung atween the round shot in Nombre Dios Bay” evokes a Caribbean colonial harbor; Nombre de Dios in Panama was a major Spanish treasure-port in early modern history; “At Nombre Dios, bells answered cannon over the bay” gives the place martial atmosphere; A poem may use Nombre Dios to connect sea routes, empire, and piracy.
Additional Notes
The quoted place-name contains "Nombre," which is unfamiliar to many readers outside the Spanish phrase.; Found in the poem, Drake's Drum by Henry Newbolt
Also Known As
name title designation
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