English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Triumphant Pronunciation
Triumphant is pronounced try-UHM-fuhnt, IPA /traɪˈəmfənt/.
try-UHM-fuhnt
US /traɪˈəmfənt/ · UK /traɪˈʌmfənt/
Syllables: try · UHM · fuhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Showing great happiness after a victory or success.
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Triumphant in a Sentence
- She came back triumphant with the signed contract.
- A triumphant roar went up from the away end.
- The tone of the letter is triumphant rather than grateful.
Common Mispronunciations of Triumphant
Not TRY-uhm-fuhnt
UHM takes the push in the middle. Triumph puts its weight on the front, and the longer adjective moves it one place along.
Not tree-UHM-fuhnt
That opening i is long, the one in try. An ee there comes from the Latin triumphans and not from the English word.
Tip: The ph is a plain f, as it is in triumph itself and in every Greek borrowing of this shape.
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