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How to pronounce teart

Say it like TIH-ert. Teart has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TIH).

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US American/ˈtɪɚt/TIH-ert
UK British/tɪət/TEERT
  • TIH
  • ert
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Teart pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. TIHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. ertKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

American vs British pronunciation of teart

  • American English uses 2 syllables and British English 1.
  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: TEERT.

What does teart mean?

adjective
  1. Tending toward scouring (diarrheal illness) in grazing livestock, being high in molybdenum content and neutral to alkaline in pH.

Where does teart come from?

Dialectal form of tart, applied by British farmers to soils since before the era of chemical science and the discovery of molybdenum but retroactively defined by molybdenum concentration and pH level.

Questions about saying teart

How do you pronounce teart?

Say TIH-ert. The American pronunciation is /ˈtɪɚt/. In British English it is /tɪət/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in teart?

Teart has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TIH). Broken into parts: TIH · ert.

Is teart pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. American English uses 2 syllables and British English 1. The British form is /tɪət/ (TEERT).

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