Come pronunciare «moribund» in inglese
ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd
MOR·ih·buhnd
Accento principale: MOR
Ascolta madrelingua dire «moribund» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “moribund”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
MOR
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
ih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
buhnd
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("MOR"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "moribund" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "moribund is" sounds like "moribund-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "moribund" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Moribund Christ answered her, "Don't touch me."”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“An enormous amount of activity was starting just then, partly because the field seemed to be moribund and the theoreticians”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“voices from below overturning the apple carts of authority and the fixed ways of a moribund social order.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“immortal, moribund, morbid, mortician, mortuary, postmortem, rigor mortis, mortify, and mortgage.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“understand that sometimes that's necessary companies are moribund they need to be transformed or at least need to be torn”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Slavery in the British West Indies, which ends in 1834, is already, I would say, moribund by the early 1800s.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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Moribund Christ answered her, "Don't touch me."
Ascolta nel contesto: “moribund”
28 clipThe Inglese word “moribund” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd (phonetic respelling: MOR-ih-buhnd). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (MOR · ih · buhnd), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (MOR). Grammatically, “moribund” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 28 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “moribund” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, MIT OpenCourseWare, YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @54:43
“merry-go-round. After the blow to the head, the ink rose. Passionately protected, the virgin wrote her verses. Moribund Christ answered her, "Don't touch me." After his verses, Christ devoured the her, "Don't touch me." After his verses, Christ devoured the”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @3:37
“started back then. An enormous amount of activity was starting just then, partly because the field seemed to be moribund and the theoreticians because the field seemed to be moribund and the theoreticians”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @36:21
“carnivalesque, subversive, energetic body of voices from below overturning the apple carts of authority and the fixed ways of a moribund social order. the fixed ways of a moribund social order.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @6:29
“the Latin word mors, you get mortal, immortal, moribund, morbid, mortician, mortuary, postmortem, rigor mortis, mortify, and mortgage. mortuary, postmortem, rigor mortis,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @12:44
“doing a quick turnaround they want to get a turn they want to sell it off i understand that sometimes that's necessary companies are moribund they need to be transformed or at least need to be torn need to be transformed or at least need to be torn”
Definizione e significato: “moribund”
- Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
- Almost obsolete; nearing an end.
- A person who is near to dying.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “These moribund shapes were free as air—and nearly as thin.”
- “Passionately protected, the virgin wrote her verses. Moribund Christ answered her, "Don't touch me." After his verses, Christ devoured the”
- “An enormous amount of activity was starting just then, partly because the field seemed to be moribund and the theoreticians”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “moribund”
- Pronunciation:
- MOR-ih-buhnd
- Sillabe:
- MOR · ih · buhnd
- Written Hyphenation:
- mor · i · bund
- Accento principale:
- MOR
- IPA:
- ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd
- Ascolta nel contesto
- moribund
Parole che fanno rima con “moribund”
-ɔrɪbʌndParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "moribund" (⁄ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd⁄).
Domande frequenti su «moribund»
Come si pronuncia «moribund» in inglese?
«moribund» si pronuncia ⁄ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd⁄ (MOR-ih-buhnd). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «moribund»?
«moribund» ha 3 sillabe: MOR · ih · buhnd.
Dov’è l’accento in «moribund»?
L’accento principale in «moribund» cade su «MOR». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «moribund»?
Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
Come posso ascoltare «moribund» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “moribund”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).