How to pronounce spavined
Say it like SPAV-ind. Spavined has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPAV).
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- SPAV
- ind
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Spavined pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SPAVSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- indKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of spavined
American and British speakers say spavined in essentially the same way: /ˈspævɪnd/ in the US and /ˈspævɪnd/ in the UK.
British respelling: SPAV-ind.
What does spavined mean?
- Of a horse: having spavin (“a disease of horses caused by a bony swelling which develops in a leg due to inflammation”).
- Of a person: lame due to a leg disease.
- Of a person or a thing: old, worn-out; also, obsolete.“I’m a spavined old warrior, and I don’t have much time left in this world, but I still have a few tricks to teach these whippersnappers.”
- simple past and past participle of spavin How to pronounce spavin
Where does spavined come from?
From Late Middle English spaueyned, from spavein, spaveine (“swelling on horse’s leg causing lameness; disease causing lameness in horses”) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives; and the past tense and past participle forms of weak verbs).
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Questions about saying spavined
How do you pronounce spavined?
Say SPAV-ind. The American pronunciation is /ˈspævɪnd/. In British English it is /ˈspævɪnd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in spavined?
Spavined has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SPAV). Broken into parts: SPAV · ind.
Do Americans and Brits say spavined the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈspævɪnd/ and the British form is /ˈspævɪnd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.