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cleido-occipital

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6 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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6syllables

cleidooccipital

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

clei-do-oc-ci-pi-tal

Pronunciation

/ˌkliːdoʊˈɒksɪpɪtəl/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

cleido- + -occipital

The word 'cleido-occipital' is a compound adjective with six syllables, primarily stressed on the 'oc-' syllable. Syllabification follows the Maximal Onset Principle, respecting morphemic boundaries and treating the 'ei' diphthong as a single vowel.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to both the clavicle and the occipital bone.

    “The cleido-occipital muscle plays a role in head movement.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('oc-').

Syllables

6
clei-/kliː/
-do-/doʊ/
-oc-/ˈɒk/
-ci-/ˈsɪ/
-pi-/pɪ/
-tal/təl/

clei- — Open syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant. 'ei' diphthong treated as a single vowel sound.. -do- — Open syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant.. -oc- — Closed syllable. Primary stress.. -ci- — Closed syllable.. -pi- — Closed syllable.. -tal — Closed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

cleido-

Derived from Greek *kleis* (key), relating to the clavicle (collarbone). Indicates association with the clavicle.

root

-occipital

Derived from Latin *occiput* (back of the head). Refers to the occipital bone.

Similar Words

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Maximal Onset Principle

Applied, constrained by legal onsets in English. VCV sequences split as C-V if creating a legal onset is not possible.

  • The 'ei' diphthong in 'clei-' is treated as a single vowel sound for syllabification.
  • The word is a compound formed from Greek and Latin roots. Syllabification respects the morphological boundaries.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 12/30/2025

Nearby Words

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