Se "ferro" si pronuncia EYE-Y-URN, perché "ironico" si pronuncia EYE-RON-IC e non EYE-Y-URN-IC?

Se "ferro" si pronuncia EYE-Y-URN, perché "ironico" si pronuncia EYE-RON-IC e non EYE-Y-URN-IC?

Le due parole possono sembrare simili, ma non hanno alcuna somiglianza nell'etimologia o nel significato. Ironico e ironia sono parole che affondano le loro radici nel greco. Iron è una parola inglese.

L'inglese è pieno di eteronimi, parole che si scrivono allo stesso modo ma hanno significati e pronunce diverse.

Affetto

ehFEKT

- cambiare; AFFekt- i sentimenti o le emozioni di una persona

Alternate

ALternit

- la prossima scelta; ALternait- passare avanti e indietro

Are

AHR- plurale presente di "essere"; AIR- 100 metri quadrati (1/100 di un ettaro) [anche se può essere pronunciato anche AHR]

Ares

AIRS- 100 unità di metri quadrati [plurale]; AIReez- dio greco della guerra [maiuscolo]

Attributo

ahTRIByoot- considerare risultante da; AHtribyoot- a characteristic of someone (12)

August

AUgust

- month [capitalized]; auGUST- important, eminent

Axes

AKsiz-

more than one ax or axe; AKseez- the plural of axis

Bass

BASE-

a string instrument; (rhymes with mass)- a fish

Bow

BAU- to lower one's head or the front of a ship; BOH- used to shoot arrows

Bowed

BAU-d- to bend over; BOH-d- bent

Buffet

BUFFet

- to pound or bump; booFAY- place where you serve yourself

Close

CLOZE

-

to shut; CLOS- near

Combine

komBYNE- put together; KOMbyne- a threshing machine

Conduct

KONduckt- behavior; kunDUCKT- to lead (see this heteronym below)

Conflict

kunFLIKT

-

to act against; KAHNflict- a fight or disagreement

Console

KAHNsole- an upright case; kunSOLE- to comfort

Content

KAHNtent- meaning; kunTENT- satisfied

Contest

kunTEST- to argue; KAHNtest- a match of skill

Contract

CONtract- an agreement; conTRACT- to shrink or to agree on a project

Convert

conVERT

- to change one's belief; CONvert- one whose belief was changed

Converse

KAHNvers

- the opposite; kunVERS- to talk

Convict

kunVIKT- to find guilty; KAHNvikt- a prisoner

Crooked

KROOKt

- to bend your neck; KROOK-ed- having a curve

Deliberate

diLIBerit- carefully considered; diLIBerATE- to consider

Desert

dihZURT- to leave ; DEZert- arid region

Digest

DYEjest- collection of published material; dieJEST- absorb nutrients

Do

DOO- to accomplish; DOE- a musical note

Does

DUZ- performs; DOZE- more than one female deer

Dove

DUV- a bird; DOEV- jumped off

Drawer

DROR- the compartment you pull out from the dresser; DRAWer- one who draws

Excuse

EKskyooz- to let someone off; EKskyoos- a reason or explanation

House

HAUS

- a building that serves as living quarters; HOWZ- to provide with living quarters

Incense

INsens

- burnt aromatic; inSENS- to make angry

Intern

INtern- a physician in training; inTERN- confine to prescribed area

Invalid

inVALLid- not valid; INvallid- an ill person

Laminate

LAMinate- to construct by adding layers; LAMinit [although both pronunciations are listed]- the cover itself

Lather

(rhymes with rather)

- foam or suds; (rhymes with bath fur)- a worker who installs lath (lattice work)

Lead

LEED- to guide; LED- a metallic element

Minute

MINNit

- 60 seconds; myNOOT- tiny

Moderate

MODerit- keeping within reason; MODerATE- to preside over

Mow

MOH- to cut grass; MAU- a pile of hay

Multiply

MULLtihPLIE

- multiply two numbers; MULLtihplee- in a multiple manner

Number

NUMber- one, two, three …; NUMMER- more numb [many dictionaries do not list this use, which suggests that "more numb" is preferred; however, the listed use is given in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition, Electronic version.]

Nun

NUN

- women in religious order; NOON- 14th letter in Hebrew alphabet

Object

ubJEKT

- to complain; AHBjekt- a thing

Pasty

PAstee- like glue; PASStee- a meat pie

Pate

PAIT- a bald head; paTAY- a minced food; PAHT- a porcelain paste [diacritics in pâté and pâte don't count!]

Perfect

PERfekt- exactly correct; perFEKT- to make correct

Periodic

PEEReeODDik

- occasional; PUREeyeODDik- an iodine compound

Permit

perMIT- to allow some event to occur; PERmit[although both pronunciations are listed]- a document giving permission

Polish

POElish- from Poland; PAHLish- shine [capitalization doesn't count!]

Present

PREZent

- a gift; preeSENT- to give a talk

Primer

PRIHMer- an elementary book; PRYmer- the preparatory coat of paint

Produce

PROdoos- vegetables; proDOOS- bring forth

Project

proJEKT-

to show a movie; PRAHjekt- a task

Pussy

PUHSee- having pus; POOHSee; a kitten

Raven

RAYven

- black bird; RAVen- hungry

Rebel

REBBell- a resister; rihBELL- to resist

Record

RECKord- a list; reKORD- to write down

Recreation

rek-ree-Ashun- pastime; REEcreeAshun- remake (also, recreate)

Refuse

reFUSE- to deny; REFFyoos- garbage

Relay

reeLAY

- to put it down again, such as a carpet; REElay- a race by teams; rihLAY- to pass along, such as information [One of our dictionaries gives these pronunciations, but does not distinguish meanings among the latter two. The pronunciation may vary among individuals.]

Rerun

reRUN- to race again or to repeat a show on television; RErun- a repeated TV show

Reside:

reZIDE- to stay put; RE-SYD-

[Slang] to change places (change teams) [usu. hyphenated as re-side] (

Resign

reZYN- to quit; reSYN- to sign again (e.g., a contract) [usu. hyphenated as re-sign]

Resume

reeZOOM- to restart; REHZoomay- a document of experience [also résumé; diacritics don't count!]

Row

ROH- a line; ROUW- a fight

Sake

SAHkey

- alcoholic drink; SAYK- a purpose

Secrete

seeKREET

- to discharge; sehKRET- an armored skullcap [secrète, diacritics don't count!]

Secreted

seeKREETed

- having put out; SEEkrehted- placed out of sight

Separate

SEPerATE- to divide into groups; SEPret- not joined together

Sewer

SOwer

- one who sews; SOOwer- place for human waste

Slough

SLUFF

- the outer layer of skin of a snake; [rhymes with OW!]- a hole of deep mud or mire; SLOO- a marshy pond

Sow

SOUW-

a pig; SO- to plant seed

Subject

SUBjekt- the theme; subJEKT- to force upon someone

Tear

TARE- to rip; TEER- fluid in eye

Wind

WHINEd- to coil up; WINd- the blowing air

Wound

WOOND- to injure; WOWND- coiled up