how to pronounce lokomotive

/lokomoˈtiːvə/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of lokomotive is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

lokomotive is pronounced in five syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of lokomotive

1.

2.

3.

4.

iː

5. example pitch curve for pronunciation of lokomotive

test your pronunciation of lokomotive

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of lokomotive

video examples of lokomotive pronunciation

An example use of lokomotive in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… später die lokomotive des gotthards und …”

meanings of lokomotive

noun:

Train locomotive.

lokomotive frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lokomotive occurs in german on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.