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dobrynin

/ˈd ŏ b r ĭ n ĭ n, d ə ˈb r ē n ĭ n/

dŏb-ry̆-nĭn, do-bry-nĭn

Rule 1

Any vowel may say one of the schwa sounds (/ə/) in an unstressed syllable.

Rule 2

Y says /ē/ only at the end of a multisyllable base word. I says /ē/ at the end of a syllable followed by a vowel and at the end of foreign words.

Rule 3

Vowels usually say their short sound in a closed syllable.

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