See queyntise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"ipa": "/kwɛnˈtiːz(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkwæi̯ntiz(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkwɛntiz(ə)/",
"note": "with stress shift"
},
{
"ipa": "/k(w)ui̯nˈtiːz(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈk(w)ui̯ntiz(ə)/",
"note": "mostly Southern or Southwest Midland"
}
],
"word": "queyntise"
}
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