How to pronounce “elegy”
Say “elegy” in 3 beats
elegy
/ˈɛləˌdʒi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛlɪdʒi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- elɛstress
- eglə
- ydʒi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛləˌdʒi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛlɪdʒi/
- Respelling
- E-luh-jee
- Syllables
- 3 — EL-eg-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EL-eg-y. “el” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛləˌdʒi/
/ɛlɪdʒi/
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What “elegy” means
- noun
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Say it in a sentence
“He read a short elegy for his brother at the graveside.”“elegy”, answered
How do you pronounce “elegy”?
“elegy” is pronounced /ˈɛləˌdʒi/ (E-luh-jee) in American English and /ɛlɪdʒi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “el”. Build it as EL-eg-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “elegy” have?
3: el · eg · y. The beat lands on the first, “el”.
Is “elegy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛləˌdʒi/ (E-luh-jee); British English says /ɛlɪdʒi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “elegy” mean?
As a noun: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead For example: “He read a short elegy for his brother at the graveside.”
Where is the stress in “elegy”?
Stress the first syllable: EL-eg-y. “el” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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