English pronunciation · Words Starting with K
Katrina Pronunciation
Katrina is pronounced kuh-TREE-nuh, IPA /kəˈtrinə/.
kuh-TREE-nuh
US /kəˈtrinə/
Syllables: kuh · TREE · nuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): A female first name, and the hurricane that flooded New Orleans in 2005.
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Katrina in a Sentence
- Katrina teaches the Tuesday evening class.
- The levees failed four days after Katrina made landfall.
- Katrina sent the photographs over last night.
Common Mispronunciations of Katrina
Not KA-tree-nuh
TREE in the middle holds the name up, with a quick kuh in front and a weak uh behind.
Not kuh-TRY-nuh
The loud vowel is the ee of green. A long eye there gives Katrine, the Scottish loch.
Tip: Catriona and Katrina are relatives of the same Greek name, and only Katrina keeps three even beats.
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