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The [[adjective]] '''risible''', meaning 'laughable', is pronounced in British formal English ([[RP]]) with two [[short]] '-i-'s . It rhymes with 'visible' ({{IPA|ˈrɪz ɪb əl}}. In some American English, it is pronounced with a [[diphthong]] for the first '-i-' like that in 'rise' ({{IPA|ˈraɪz ɪb əl}}. | The [[adjective]] '''risible''', meaning 'laughable', is pronounced in British formal English ([[RP]]) with two [[short]] '-i-'s . It rhymes with 'visible' ({{IPA|ˈrɪz ɪb əl}}. In some American English, it is pronounced with a [[diphthong]] for the first '-i-' like that in 'rise' ({{IPA|ˈraɪz ɪb əl}}. | ||
− | :The [[ | + | :The [[etymological root|source]] of '''risible''' is the [[Latin]] [[verb]] ''rīdēre'' ([[-ed participle|past participle]] stem ''rīs-'', which has a long '-i-' in the first syllable, like that in 'machine' ({{IPA|iː}}). |
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The adjective risible, meaning 'laughable', is pronounced in British formal English (RP) with two short '-i-'s . It rhymes with 'visible' (IPA: /ˈrɪz ɪb əl/. In some American English, it is pronounced with a diphthong for the first '-i-' like that in 'rise' (IPA: /ˈraɪz ɪb əl/.
- The source of risible is the Latin verb rīdēre (past participle stem rīs-, which has a long '-i-' in the first syllable, like that in 'machine' (IPA: /iː/).