IPA Transcription of "light" in American English
The American English IPA transcription of “light” is /ˈlaɪt/.
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lightˈlaɪt
Dialect Variants
| Dialect | IPA | POS |
|---|---|---|
| English (Australia) | /lɑet/ | |
| English (United Kingdom) | /ˈlaɪt/ |
Lemmas
- lightbulb/ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/
Derivations
- lightness/ˈlaɪtnəs/ /ˈlaɪtnɪs/
- lightship/ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp/
- lightsome/ˈlaɪtsəm/
- sub-light/səb/ /ˈsʌb/
- lightproof/ˈlaɪtpɹuf/
- lighten/ˈlaɪtən/ /ˈlaɪdən/
- lighter/ˈlaɪtɚ/ /ˈlaɪdɚ/
- alight/əˈlaɪt/
- microlight/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌlaɪt/
- countable/ˈkaʊntəbəl/
- lights/ˈlaɪts/
- lighting/ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈlaɪdɪŋ/
- twilight/tˈwaɪˌlaɪt/ /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/
- lighted/ˈlaɪtəd/ /ˈlaɪtɪd/ /ˈlaɪdɪd/
- enlighten/ɛnˈlaɪdən/ /ˌɛnˈlaɪtən/ /ɛnˈlaɪtən/
- lightly/ˈlaɪtli/
- lit/ˈlɪt/
- lightfast/ˈlaɪtˌfæst/
- lightish/ˈlaɪdɪʃ/
- lightest/ˈlaɪdəst/ /ˈlaɪtəst/
- lightless/ˈlaɪtlɪs/
- alighten/əˈlaɪtən/
Items
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- LightGreek rapper
- LightWikimedia disambiguation page
- Light2020 single by Xiao Zhan
- LightJapanese talent agency
- LightJapanese business
- Lightscience fiction novel by M. John Harrison
- Light2009 studio album by Matisyahu
- LightAmerican digital photography company and creator of the Light L16 Camera.
- Lightweb browser
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