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elysees

/ˈĕ l ĭ ˌs ē z, ˈĕ l ē ˌs ē z/

ĕl-y̆-sēes, ĕl-y-sēes

Rule 1

Vowels usually say their short sound in a closed 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

I and Y may say /ī/ or /ĭ/ at the end of a syllable.

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