VOWELS

ā, as in f a te, or in b a re. ä, as in a lms, Fr. â me, Ger. B a hn = á of Indian names. a ˙ , the same sound short or medium, as in Fr. b a l, Ger. M a nn. a, as in f a t. a ¨ , as in f a ll. a , obscure, as in rur a l, similar to u in b u t, ė in h e r: common in Indian names. ē, as in m e = i in mach i ne. e, as in m e t. ė, as in h e r. ī, as in p i ne, or as ei in Ger. m ei n. i, as in p i n, also used for the short sound corresponding to ē, as in French and Italian words. eu , a long sound as in Fr. j eû ne = Ger. long ö , as in S ö hne, G ö the (Goethe). eu, corresponding sound short or medium, as in Fr. p eu = Ger. ö short. ō, as in n o te, m oa n. o, as in n o t, s o ft—that is, short or medium. ö, as in m o ve, tw o . ū as in t u be. u, as in t u b: similar to ė and also to a . u ¨ , as in b u ll. ü, as in Sc. ab u ne = Fr. û as in d û , Ger. ü long as in gr ü n, B ü hne. u ˙ , the corresponding short or medium sound, as in Fr. b u t, Ger. M ü ller. oi, as in oi l. ou, as in p ou nd; or as au in Ger. H au s.