Sennachy, a Scottish word meaning a gatherer or collector, is pronounced as /sɛˈnæki/. The sound /s/ indicates that the word starts with an unvoiced alveolar sibilant, followed by a stressed /ɛ/ sound (short e). The two following syllables are reduced, represented by the upside-down "e" symbol /ə/. The "n" sound is indicated by /n/ and the word ends with another /k/ sound. The spelling of Sennachy is unusual and reflects its Scottish Gaelic origin.