gosh-nefikek'kovtra-sadvun-vul
gosh-nefikek'kovtra-sadvun-vul is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘continental slope’.
Meaning
continental slope
Pronunciation
Sound out gosh-nefikek'kovtra-sadvun-vul letter by letter:
- ggg as in 'go'
- ooo as in 'go'
- shʃsh as in 'shoe'
- nnn as in 'no'
- 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'
- vvv as in 'van'
- uuoo as in 'food'
- lll as in 'love'
Usage notes
the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone