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How to pronounce duodenary

Say it like dyoo-AH-duh-nar-ee. Duodenary has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (AH).

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US American/djuˈɑdənæri/dyoo-AH-duh-nar-ee
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • dyoo
  • AH
  • duh
  • nar
  • ee
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Duodenary pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. dyooKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
  2. AHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  3. duhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. narKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  5. eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does duodenary mean?

adjective
  1. Twelvefold.
  2. Of the twelfth order.

Where does duodenary come from?

From Latin duodēnārius (“containing twelve”).

Questions about saying duodenary

How do you pronounce duodenary?

Say dyoo-AH-duh-nar-ee. The American pronunciation is /djuˈɑdənæri/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in duodenary?

Duodenary has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (AH). Broken into parts: dyoo · AH · duh · nar · ee.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).