The word "after-eatage" is not a commonly used term, but can be broken down phonetically as /ˈæftər ˈitɪdʒ/. The first syllable "after" is pronounced with the vowel sound /æ/, followed by the consonant cluster /ft/. The second syllable "eatage" has a long vowel sound /i/ and the consonant sounds /t/ and /dʒ/ combined. Together, the word is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable as af-ter-EE-tage.