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cock-a-doodle--dooing

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

6 syllables
21 characters
English (GB)
Enriched
6syllables

cockadoodledooing

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cock-a-doo-dle-doo-ing

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒk.əˈduː.dəl.duː.ɪŋ/

Stress

101010

Morphemes

cock, doodle, doing + ing

The word 'cock-a-doodle-dooing' is syllabified based on vowel nuclei, resulting in six syllables. Primary stress falls on 'cock', with secondary stress on the 'doo' syllables. The word is onomatopoeic, representing a rooster's crow, and its morphemes are imitative in origin.

Definitions

interjection/noun
  1. 1

    The characteristic cry of a rooster.

    “We were woken up by the cock-a-doodle-dooing.”

    syn:crowingcock-crow
    ant:silence

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the first syllable ('cock'), with secondary stress on 'doo' in 'doodle' and 'dooing'. The remaining syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

6
cock/kɒk/
a/ə/
doo/duː/
dle/dəl/
doo/duː/
ing/ɪŋ/

cock — Open syllable, primary stress.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. doo — Open syllable, secondary stress.. dle — Closed syllable, unstressed.. doo — Open syllable, secondary stress.. ing — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

cock, doodle, doing

Imitative origins, representing rooster sounds.

suf

ing

Progressive aspect marker, integral to the onomatopoeic representation.

Similar Words

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Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable contains a vowel sound as its nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.

Open/Closed Syllable Rule

Syllables are classified as open (ending in a vowel) or closed (ending in a consonant).

  • The double hyphen indicates vowel lengthening, a feature of onomatopoeia not directly represented in syllabification. Regional variations in pronunciation may lead to slight syllabification differences.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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