augustus

August

/ʌu̯ˈɣʏstʏs/noun

Word forms

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The combination 'au' in Dutch is pronounced as /ʌu/, and 'g' before 'u' is pronounced as /x/.

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In connected speech

In fast speech, the /s/ in ‘augustus is’ may be pronounced as a [z] due to assimilation with the following vowel.

In the lessons (1 sentence)

s2-les-04 · 43Op welke data kan jij? — Ik kan op maandag 14 augustus en woensdag 16 augustus.What dates are you available? — I can on Monday, August 14 and Wednesday, August 16.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

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