Pronunciation Of The Word “Adaptability”

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Adaptability – For this word:  the “A” turns into a u-schwa;  the second “a” is short;  the “p” is (usually) stopped;  and for the “-ability” suffix – the “a” turns into a u-schwa,  the first “i” is short,  the second “i” is an i-schwa,  the “t” is a flap-t,  and the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).

– /uh-dæ[p]-tuh-BIH-lih-dee/ – /ə(ʌ).dæ[p].tə(ʌ).ˈbɪ.lə(ɪ).ɾiː/ – Notice also that there is a minor stress on the second syllable, and that the major stress is on the fourth syllable –

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See Also:  Adapt

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