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Hoe spreek je „ellipsis” uit in het Engels

ellipsis wordt uitgesproken als ɪˈlɪp.sɪs, met de hoofdklemtoon op de lettergreep “LIP”. Hoor authentieke moedertaalsprekers in 88 clips met gesynchroniseerde ondertitels en tijdstempels hieronder.

ɪˈlɪp.sɪs

ih·LIP·sis

Hoofdklemtoon: LIP

Accent:
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IPAɪˈlɪp.sɪs
Sayih-LIP-sis
Lettergrepenih · LIP · sis
Hoor in contextUS
41:23
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “ellipsis”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ɪˈlɪp.sɪs

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Unstressed

ih

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Syllable 2Primary Stress

LIP

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Syllable 3Unstressed

sis

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("LIP"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

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

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "ellipsis" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "ellipsis is" sounds like "ellipsis-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "ellipsis" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“So there's this process of ellipsis that gets rid of stuff that's syntactically present so that it's not pronounced.”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“in this very instantaneous moment is the ellipsis, these three dots, Just like the subtitles on a Netflix show,”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“the the ellipsis here in some way and then we'll just set the cells text to”
— StanfordWatch clip
“Ellipsis. Another but with darkness. Yet I turn. Wittmann swerves in his”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“you can use an ellipsis to show that you're pausing.”
— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“Ellipsis means that the dialogue is gonna open, and Submenu is gonna mean that there is just menu items.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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So there's this process of ellipsis that gets rid of stuff that's syntactically present so that it's not pronounced.

Hoor in context: “ellipsis”

88 clips

The Engels word “ellipsis” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ɪˈlɪp.sɪs (phonetic respelling: ih-LIP-sis). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (ih · LIP · sis), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (LIP). Grammatically, “ellipsis” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 88 authentic Engels video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “ellipsis” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, TEDx Talks, Stanford.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #1 · @41:23
    “from the end of the sentence. So there's this process of ellipsis that gets rid of stuff that's syntactically present so that it's not pronounced. that gets rid of stuff that's syntactically present so”
  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #2 · @0:55
    “and that representation of being alive in this very instantaneous moment is the ellipsis, these three dots, Just like the subtitles on a Netflix show, these three dots,”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #3 · @18:01
    “we'll just return the count of that and for the cell will create a cell that's the the ellipsis here in some way and then we'll just set the cells text to whatever object is in the strings array at that point and return the cell so we”
  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #4 · @48:13
    “myself. Confused. Ellipsis. A past reading. Ellipsis. Another but with darkness. Yet I turn. Wittmann swerves in his course, dream warned away from a kind of active life, he seeks a new mode of”
  • 🇺🇸 USKhan Academy
    Clip #5 · @0:49
    “or just whatever the case may be, you can use an ellipsis to show that you're pausing. - Right.”

Definitie & Betekenis: “ellipsis”

Audio
NOUN
  • A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
  • The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.

Voorbeeldzinnen in context (3)

  • “The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern.”
  • “So there's this process of ellipsis that gets rid of stuff that's syntactically present so that it's not pronounced.”
  • “in this very instantaneous moment is the ellipsis, these three dots, Just like the subtitles on a Netflix show,”

Veelvoorkomende uitdrukkingen

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Uitspraak: “ellipsis”

Pronunciation:
ih-LIP-sis
Lettergrepen:
ih · LIP · sis
Written Hyphenation:
el · li · psis
Hoofdklemtoon:
LIP
IPA:
ɪˈlɪp.sɪs
Hoor in context
ellipsis

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Veelgestelde vragen over „ellipsis”

Hoe spreek je “ellipsis” uit in het Engels?

“ellipsis” wordt uitgesproken als ⁄ɪˈlɪp.sɪs⁄ (ih-LIP-sis). Luister naar de videoclips van moedertaalsprekers hierboven om het in context te horen.

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft “ellipsis”?

“ellipsis” heeft 3 lettergrepen: ih · LIP · sis.

Waar ligt de klemtoon bij “ellipsis”?

De hoofdklemtoon bij “ellipsis” ligt op “LIP”. Let op die beklemtoonde lettergreep in de videofragmenten hierboven.

Wat betekent “ellipsis”?

A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

Hoe kan ik “ellipsis” in echte zinnen horen?

Deze pagina bevat 88 videovoorbeelden van “ellipsis” met gesynchroniseerde ondertiteling. Gebruik Vorige / Volgende (of de pijltjestoetsen ← / →) om elk fragment direct te beluisteren.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “ellipsis”?

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⁄).