ðə wˈɜːd "stˈɪft", mˈiːnɪŋ ɐ kəlˈiːdʒiət faʊndˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ kˈænɑːnɹi, pˈɑːsᵻbli bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tʊ ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv dˈɪfɹənt ˈɔːɹdɚz ɔːɹ tə nˈʌn æɾ ˈɔːl, ænd ˈiːðɚ wɪð ɔːɹ wɪðˌaʊt ɹˈuːlz ænd vˈaʊz, fɔːɹ ˈiːðɚ mˈɛn"hˈɛɹənstˌɪft"ɔːɹ fɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn fɹˈɔːənstˌɪft, hˈæzbiːn lˈɛft ʌntɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd, ɛksˈɛpt wɛn ɪt spəsˈɪfɪkli ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə ðə tʃˈæptɚɹ əvə tʃˈɜːtʃ.
The word "Stift", meaning a collegiate foundation or canonry, possibly belonging to a variety of different orders or to none at all, and either with or without rules and vows, for either men ("Herrenstift") or for women (Frauenstift), has been left untranslated, except when it specifically refers to the chapter of a church.