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Aeschylus Pronunciation
Aeschylus is pronounced E-skuh-luhs, IPA /ˈɛskələs/.
E-skuh-luhs
US /ˈɛskələs/ · UK /ˈiːskɪləs/
Syllables: E · skuh · luhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The Athenian playwright of the fifth century BC, the earliest of the three great Greek tragedians.
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Aeschylus in a Sentence
- We read Aeschylus in translation at school.
- Only seven plays by Aeschylus survive.
- Aeschylus fought at Marathon before he wrote for the stage.
Common Mispronunciations of Aeschylus
Not ay-SKY-luhs
The ch is a k and the y is a weak uh, so no part of the name rhymes with sky.
Not ees-KY-luhs
The beat sits on the opening syllable. American speakers say ES and British speakers usually say EES, but neither stresses the middle.
Tip: Greek names spelled ae start with a plain e sound in English: Aeschylus, Aesop, Aeneas.
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