sagefikek'kovtra-sadvun-nef

continental shelf

Pronunciation

sɐgɛfikɛkʔkovtɾɐsɐdvunnɛf

Sound out sagefikek'kovtra-sadvun-nef letter by letter:

• sss as in 'sun'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• ggg as in 'go'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• fff as in 'far'
• iiee as in 'see'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• ooo as in 'go'
• vvv as in 'van'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• sss as in 'sun'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• ddd as in 'day'
• vvv as in 'van'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• nnn as in 'no'
• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• fff as in 'far'

a submerged border of a continent that slopes gradually and extends to a point of steeper descent to the ocean bottom