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Spinel Pronunciation |
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| P: 11/4/2004 3:05:38 AM | |
raddygast Cut Rock Total Posts: 179 Last Post: 12/4/2006 Member Since: 10/20/2004 |
Just curious. How do you pronounce spinel? Is it like: spy-nelle or spin-elle Or maybe even like "spinal" ?
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 3:05:38 AM | |
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There are 9 replies to this message. There are 9 replies on this page. |
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| P: 11/4/2004 9:04:40 AM | |
Chrono Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,316 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/22/2004 |
Spin-elle. Although I don't know if that's right or wrong.
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 9:04:40 AM | |
| P: 11/4/2004 9:20:39 AM | |
windowshopper Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,023 Last Post: 7/25/2006 Member Since: 7/11/2004 |
yes it is absolutely spin-elle
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 9:20:39 AM | |
| P: 11/4/2004 11:38:20 AM | |
velouriaL Ideal Rock Total Posts: 501 Last Post: 6/30/2008 Member Since: 10/21/2004 |
Hmmm... I say it (and have heard it said) more like, "Spinuhl" than "spin-elle".... Is this wrong?
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 11:38:20 AM | |
| P: 11/4/2004 12:04:36 PM | |
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raddygast Cut Rock Total Posts: 179 Last Post: 12/4/2006 Member Since: 10/20/2004 |
VelouriaL, you are just "reducing" the vowel in the final syllable to something called "schwa", which is sort of a default, central vowel that sounds like "uh". That is a common process in English. Since the word is unfamiliar to most, most people have to take a guess as to which syllable takes primary stress. I think it's the final syllable, so that it sounds like spin-ELLE, rather than SPIN-uhl. But that could be just me. Now, here's another brain teaser for me. How do you pronounce corundum? co-RUN-duhm, or CORE-uhnduhm?
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 12:04:36 PM | |
| P: 11/4/2004 12:07:28 PM | |
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windowshopper Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,023 Last Post: 7/25/2006 Member Since: 7/11/2004 |
the second is correct
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 12:07:28 PM | |
| P: 11/4/2004 12:30:42 PM | |
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raddygast Cut Rock Total Posts: 179 Last Post: 12/4/2006 Member Since: 10/20/2004 |
Hmm. Checked a couple of online dictionary sites and waded through their transcription symbols. Then I found these. So it looks like SPIN-elle and kuh-RUN-duhm. Corundum Spinel Each one has a little speaker symbol that will play an audio sample.
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 12:30:42 PM | |
| P: 11/4/2004 1:05:49 PM | |
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velouriaL Ideal Rock Total Posts: 501 Last Post: 6/30/2008 Member Since: 10/21/2004 |
Someone has studies linguistics... I was more into etymology, more specifically, onomastics than-- what would it be-- morphology (?) when I took linguistics classes as an undergrad... I think, according to your audio samples and final transcriptions, I say both correctly (or at least in standard American English...) except I give almost equal weight to both syllables in spinel.
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| Posted: 11/4/2004 1:05:49 PM | |
| P: 11/5/2004 7:16:52 PM | |
DiamondExpert Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,243 Last Post: 6/20/2009 Member Since: 1/16/2003 |
Rhymes with "hell".
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| Posted: 11/5/2004 7:16:52 PM | |
| P: 11/6/2004 12:06:36 AM | |
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raddygast Cut Rock Total Posts: 179 Last Post: 12/4/2006 Member Since: 10/20/2004 |
Duh, I made a mistake in my transcription! Carelessness. I meant that spinel is pronounced: spin-ELLE, not SPIN-elle. (stress should be on the final syllable) And I am quite certain it rhymes with "hell." Hopefully the one I get will have a color that reminds me of the devil too. :)
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| Posted: 11/6/2004 12:06:36 AM | |
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