How To Pronounce Morphine
morphine
In British English, morphine is pronounced /ˈmɔː.fiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʷɔːʴ.fĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmɔːr.fiːn/.
Morphine has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Morphine has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Morphine
How do you pronounce morphine in British English?
In British English, morphine is pronounced /ˈmɔː.fiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʷɔːʴ.fĩːn].
How do you pronounce morphine in American English?
In American English, morphine is pronounced /ˈmɔːr.fiːn/.
How many syllables are in morphine?
Morphine has two syllables, /mɔː/ + /fiːn/.
Where is the stress in morphine?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce morphine the same way?
No. British English has /ˈmɔː.fiːn/ and American English has /ˈmɔːr.fiːn/.
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