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[syntizen]

I have created a word for my ID as the computer usage. And that word is �syntizen.�
I made It up with a prefix of �syn� which means together, and the word �tizen� which is a part of the word �citizen�. The idea for this is that I wish a harmonious relationship with anybody else.
Here comes my question: I used this ID for more than a year, but I have never pronounced it before. I`m wondering if it is still the same as the word citizen with the sound �ci� changes to �syn.� And the stress on the syllable is still the same? Or there are other ways to read it?

Best wishes Mike Chang

[bud]

That's a great idea for a nickname, Syntizen. It rhymes with citizen and I can't see any other way to pronounce it. The stress is still on the first syllable.