Proper Pronunciation Guide
ecocidal
[ˏi ko͜u 
sɑ͜i dḷ]
Tips:
- Pronounce the initial letter “e” like the name of the letter itself—/i/—and give it a minor stress.
- Pronounce the letter “o” like the name of the letter itself—/o͜u/, making the second syllable [ko͜u].
- Pronounce the second letter “c” as /s/ and the letter “i” following it like the name of the letter itself—/ɑ͜i/—making the third syllable sound like the word “sigh.” Stress this syllable.
- Pronounce the final syllable as /d/ followed by a syllabic “l”—/ḷ/. Do not pronounce the letter “a” between the “d” and “l.”
- This word has the same rhythm as the word California—four syllables with a minor stresss on the first syllable and the major stress on the third syllable.
Practice Sentence:
| "If ecocidal oil spills, coal mine explosions and terrifying increases in world temperature levels can't persuade us to kick our fossil fuel addiction, then we, too, are ignoring the signs of a planetary emergency that will make the Gulf of Mexico spill seem small." (Letter to the Editor, The New York Times, May 29, 2010, page A-24.) |
Definition:
(adjective) Characterized by humans destroying their own eco-system, or natural environment, on the planet Earth.