English pronunciation · Words Starting with G
Gaia Pronunciation
Gaia is pronounced GY-uh, IPA /ˈgaɪə/.
GY-uh
US /ˈgaɪə/
Syllables: GY · uh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The Greek goddess of the earth, and the name given to the idea that the planet behaves as one self-regulating system.
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Gaia in a Sentence
- Gaia was the mother of the Titans in Hesiod's account.
- Lovelock set out the Gaia hypothesis in 1972.
- The telescope Gaia mapped nearly two billion stars.
Common Mispronunciations of Gaia
Not GAY-uh
The ai is read as the eye of guy, so the first beat rhymes with sky.
Not gy-EE-uh
Two beats, not three, with the second a quick uh hanging off the glide.
Tip: Gaea is an older English spelling of the same name and is said the same way.
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