Template:Pronunciation
SummaryEdit
This template is designed to be used to show the pronunciation of English words or names, using a simple respelling method. It is intended especially to clarify the name of the article in the lead section.
ParametersEdit
This template accepts up to five values, {{Pronunciation|1|2|3|4|5}}. Alternating values ending with the second-last are formatted small, so that when filled in all capital letters, the result is small caps:
- {{Pronunciation|unstressed|STRESSED|unstressed|STRESSED|unstressed}}.
Therefore, when several unstressed syllables follow each other, they need to be placed together in a single cell. For final stress, put an apostrophe (') in the final cell; this means only four cells can take sound values:
- {{Pronunciation|unstressed|STRESSED|unstressed|STRESSED|'}}.
For longer words, place more templates end to end, with a hyphen if necessary.
ExamplesEdit
Here are examples of how to use the template for words with different numbers of syllables and different stress patterns:
| Pattern | Example | Coding | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stress | . | of | {{Pronunciation|uv}} | uv |
| Two syllables, first one stressed | – . | Ceres | {{Pronunciation|SEER|eez}} | seer-eez |
| Three syllables, middle one stressed | . – . | Haumea | {{Pronunciation|how|MAY|ə}} | how-may-ə |
| Stress followed by multiple unstressed syllables | – . . . | algorithm | {{Pronunciation|AL|gə-ridh-əm}} | al-gə-ridh-əm |
| Two stressed syllables | – . – . | Makemake | {{Pronunciation|MAH|kee|MAH|kee}} | mah-kee-mah-kee |
| Two stressed syllables with strings of unstressed syllables | . . – . . – . . . . | disestablishmentarianism | {{Pronunciation|dis-ə|STAB|lish-mən|TAIR|ee-ən-iz-əm}} | dis-ə-stab-lish-mən-tair-ee-ən-iz-əm |
| Monosyllable with stress | – | Pan | {{Pronunciation|PAN|'}} | pan |
| Two syllables, final stress | . – | perfume | {{Pronunciation|pər|FEWM|'}} | pər-fewm |
| Two stressed syllables, first and final | – . . – | overconsume Azerbaijan |
{{Pronunciation|OH|vər-kən|SEWM|'}} {{Pronunciation|AZ|ər-by|JAHN|'}} |
oh-vər-kən-sewm az-ər-by-jahn |
| Too many syllables for one template | if you wish upon a star | {{Pronunciation|IF|ew|WISH|ə-}}{{Pronunciation|PON|ə|STAR|'}} | if-ew-wish-ə-pon-ə-star | |
| Word break fits inside a cell | betting odds | {{Pronunciation|BET|ing odz}} | bet-ing odz | |
| Word break does not fit inside a cell | Jazze Pha | {{Pronunciation|JAZ|ee}} {{Pronunciation|FAY|'}} | jaz-ee fay |