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chlorophyllaceous

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
17 characters
English (GB)
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5syllables

chlorophillaceous

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

chlo-ro-phil-la-ceous

Pronunciation

/ˌklɒrəˈfɪləsiəs/

Stress

00101

Morphemes

chloro- + phyll- + -aceous

The word 'chlorophyllaceous' is divided into five syllables: chlo-ro-phil-la-ceous. It's derived from Greek and Latin roots, meaning 'green, leaf-like'. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets and treating digraphs as single phonemes.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Resembling or containing chlorophyll; green.

    “The chlorophyllaceous algae thrived in the sunlight.”

    “The plant's chlorophyllaceous leaves were a vibrant green.”

    syn:verdantleafyviridescent
    ant:colorlessachromatic

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('phil'), indicated by '1'. The other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

5
chlo/kləʊ/
ro/rəʊ/
phil/fɪl/
la/lə/
ceous/siəs/

chlo — Open syllable, onset cluster 'cl'. ro — Open syllable. phil — Closed syllable, onset 'f'. la — Open syllable. ceous — Closed syllable, onset 's'

Word Parts

pre

chloro-

Greek origin, meaning 'green'; combining form

root

phyll-

Greek origin, meaning 'leaf'

suf

-aceous

Latin origin (-aceus), denotes 'having the quality of'

Similar Words

mag­ni­fi­centben­e­fi­cialar­ti­fi­cial

Maximize Onsets

Prioritize placing consonants with the following vowel to create a valid onset.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

When encountering a sequence of VCV, divide between the vowels.

Digraphs

Treat digraphs (like 'ph') as single phonemes.

  • The word's length and complex morphology may lead to pronunciation variations.
  • The 'll' sequence is not a typical syllable boundary point in English.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
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