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Rosses

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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 picturesque coastal region in County Donegal, Ireland; famously immortalized in W.B. Yeats's fairy poem "The Stolen Child."

Detailed Definition
The Rosses is a region in northwest Ireland. It appears here as part of the fairy king’s route, giving the poem a specific Irish setting.
Example
Example in poetry:
“From Slieveleague to Rosses,” names the Rosses district of County Donegal; place names can preserve local geography and cultural identity; “The wind crossed the Rosses from the Atlantic” grounds a lyric in landscape; Irish regional poetry often lets named places carry history beyond description
Additional Notes
In “From Slieveleague to Rosses;” the place-name is specialized and likely unfamiliar to many readers.; Found in the poem, The Fairies by William Allingham
Also Known As
Rosses' Fields Rosses' Vale Rosses' Glen
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