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iliescu

/ˌĭ l ē ˈĕ s ˌk ū/

ĭl-ï-ĕs-cū

Rule 1

Vowels usually say their short sound in a closed syllable.

Rule 2

I says /ē/ (Sound 3, Phonogram ï, e.g. radio).

Rule 3

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.

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