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How to pronounce insessorial

Say it like in-seh-SOR-ee-ul. Insessorial has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SOR).

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US American/ɪnsɛˈsɔriəl/in-seh-SOR-ee-ul
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  • in
  • seh
  • SOR
  • ee
  • ul
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Insessorial pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. inKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. sehKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  3. SORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  4. eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  5. ulKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does insessorial mean?

adjective
  1. pertaining to a member of the Order Insessores, or perching birds; perching or designed for perching

Where does insessorial come from?

From modern Latin Insessores ‘perchers’, from Latin insidere (“sit upon”), from in- + sedere (“sit”).

Words that rhyme with insessorial

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Questions about saying insessorial

How do you pronounce insessorial?

Say in-seh-SOR-ee-ul. The American pronunciation is /ɪnsɛˈsɔriəl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in insessorial?

Insessorial has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SOR). Broken into parts: in · seh · SOR · ee · ul.

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