English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Methuselah Pronunciation
Methuselah is pronounced muhth-YOO-zuh-luh, IPA /məˈθjuzələ/.
muhth-YOO-zuh-luh
US /məˈθjuzələ/
Syllables: muhth · YOO · zuh · luh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): The man in Genesis said to have lived 969 years, and the name of a very large wine bottle.
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Methuselah in a Sentence
- He is as old as Methuselah, to hear him tell it.
- A methuselah holds eight standard bottles.
- Methuselah appears in the genealogy before Noah.
Common Mispronunciations of Methuselah
Not me-THOO-zuh-luh
A y glide slips in after the th in careful speech, giving thyoo, and the opening beat empties out to muhth.
Not me-thoo-SE-luh
The second of four beats is the loud one, and the two behind it fade to uh.
Tip: The s between two vowels buzzes as a z, which is the usual English treatment of that position.
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