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cloven-footedness

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

5 syllables
17 characters
English (GB)
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “cloven-footedness” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

clovenfootedness

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

clo-ven-foot-ed-ness

Pronunciation

/ˈkləʊvənˌfʊtɪdnəs/

Stress

10101

Morphemes

clove + en-foot-ed-ness

The word 'cloven-footedness' is divided into five syllables: clo-ven-foot-ed-ness. Primary stress falls on 'foot'. The word is morphologically complex, built from Old English roots and suffixes. Syllable division follows standard English onset-rime and CVC structure rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The state or quality of having cloven feet (split into two parts).

    “The cloven-footedness of the animal was evident in the tracks.”

    syn:bifurcated feetdivided hooves
    ant:unified feetsingle-hooved

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('foot').

Syllables

5
clo/kləʊ/
ven/vən/
foot/fʊt/
ed/ɪd/
ness/nəs/

clo — Open syllable, onset 'cl', rime 'o'. ven — Closed syllable, onset 'v', rime 'en'. foot — Closed syllable, onset 'f', rime 'ut', primary stress. ed — Closed syllable, onset 'd', rime 'ɪ'. ness — Closed syllable, onset 'n', rime 'əs

Word Parts

root

clove

Old English, meaning 'split'

suf

en-foot-ed-ness

en (adjectival), foot (noun element), ed (past tense/participle), ness (noun-forming)

Similar Words

hap­pi­nesskind­nessfoot­ed­ness

Onset-Rime

Separation of syllables based on the consonant and vowel structure.

CVC Structure

Identification of closed syllables with consonant-vowel-consonant patterns.

  • Compound word structure, potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables, regional accent variations.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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