English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Masculine Pronunciation
Masculine is pronounced MA-skyuh-luhn, IPA /ˈmæskjələn/.
MA-skyuh-luhn
US /ˈmæskjələn/ · UK /ˈmæskjʊˌlɪn/
Syllables: MA · skyuh · luhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Having qualities traditionally associated with men, or belonging to the male grammatical gender.
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Masculine in a Sentence
- The jacket has a deliberately masculine cut.
- In Spanish, libro is a masculine noun.
- He wrote in a blunt, masculine style.
Common Mispronunciations of Masculine
Not mas-kyoo-LEEN
Nothing at the end is stressed or long. The line ending drops to a colourless luhn, so the word cannot rhyme with machine.
Not MA-skoo-lin
Slip a y into the middle. The cu gives kyuh, the same glide you hear in muscular and circular.
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