Submarine

[Francelho]

Hello, folks.

Can enyone tell me where to put the stress on the word "submarine" in a standard British speech? You know in the famous Beatles song it sounds clearly "...-subma'rine"... Thank you

 

[YaniraTfe]

Hello, folks.

Can enyone tell me where to put the stress on the word "submarine" in a standard British speech? You know in the famous Beatles song it sounds clearly "...-subma'rine"... Thank you

Hi Francelho!

According to my huge Larousse, it's: /'sabme'ri:n/ (sáb-meruíin)

Hope it helps!

 

[Francelho]

Thanks a lot, "chicharrera". But then again, are there two stresses for one word? There must be one strong stress, don't you think?

 

[RabbitEggs]

Hi, I pronounce the word sub-MAH-reen.

 

[Loob]

Thanks a lot, "chicharrera". But then again, are there two stresses for one word? There must be one strong stress, don't you think?

Yes: the strong stress, in BrE, is exactly where the Beatles put it - on the last syllable

RabbitEars' RabbitEggs' stress on the second syllable works in BrE for submariners, but not for submarine.



EDIT: Sorry RabbitEggs

 

[RabbitEggs]

Ahem, that's Eggs, not Ears

Also, in submarines, I'd put the emphasis on the first syllable.

 

[sdgraham]

In thinking about it, it seems that the stress varies in different contexts.

I'm thinking of SUB-mah-reen sandwiches vs
A nuclear sub-mah-REEN.

 

[RabbitEggs]

I agree with Sdgraham, actually.

 

[Loob]

Yes, so do I, now I think about it, When submarine is acting as a a modifier: submarine sandwich, submarine pipeline, submarine photography, the primary stress tends to shift to the first syllable.

 

[preppie]

I believe in AE they are pronounced the same.. sub- ma-REEN. The confusion could explain why we refer to them as sub or subs.