fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ðə sˈɪləbəlz ɪnðə wˈɜːd mˈiːɾɚ ɪn nˈɑːmɪnətˌɪv kæn biː dᵻnˈoʊɾᵻd æz "", mˈiːnɪŋ tˈuː lˈɔŋ sˈɪləbəlz.
For example, the syllables in the word   ‘metre’ (in nominative) can be denoted as "", meaning two long syllables.