How to pronounce foliate
Say it like FOH-lee-ut. Foliate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOH).
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- FOH
- lee
- ut
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Foliate pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
- leeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
- utKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of foliate
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: FOH-lee-ut.
What does foliate mean?
- To add numbers to (a folio or leaf, or all the folios or leaves, of a book); also, to add numbers to the folios or leaves of (a book); to folio, to page, to paginate.
- To spread (glass) with a thin coat of mercury and tin, or other substances forming a foil, to create a mirror; to foil, to silver.“to foliate a looking-glass”
- To decorate (an architectural feature, as an arch or window) with foils (“small arcs in the traceries of arches, windows, etc.”).
- Of or relating to leaves.
- Shaped like or otherwise resembling a leaf; leaflike.
- Of a curve: having two infinite branches with a common asymptote, and a leaf-shaped loop.
- A logocyclic curve.
Where does foliate come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin foliātus (“having leaves, leafy, leaved”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), a participial adjective derived from folium (“leaf; (Late Latin) leaf or sheet of paper”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming s
Questions about saying foliate
How do you pronounce foliate?
Say FOH-lee-ut. The American pronunciation is /ˈfoʊliət/. In British English it is /ˈfəʊliət/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in foliate?
Foliate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FOH). Broken into parts: FOH · lee · ut.
Is foliate pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ˈfəʊliət/ (FOH-lee-ut).