cosmopolitanised
Syllables
cos-mo-pol-i-tan-ised
Pronunciation
/ˌkɒzmɒpɒlɪˈteɪnzaɪzd/
Stress
000111
Morphemes
cosmo- + politan + -ised
The word 'cosmopolitanised' is divided into six syllables: cos-mo-pol-i-tan-ised. The primary stress falls on 'tan'. It's morphologically complex, built from Greek roots and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English onset-rime rules.
Definitions
- 1
To make cosmopolitan; to give a worldly, sophisticated character to.
“The city was cosmopolitanised by the influx of immigrants.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tan').
Syllables
cos — Open syllable, onset 'c', rime 'os'. mo — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'o'. pol — Open syllable, onset 'p', rime 'ol'. i — Open syllable, single vowel. tan — Closed syllable, onset 't', rime 'ein'. ised — Closed syllable, onset 'z', rime 'aɪzd'
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Onset-Rime Structure
Syllables are formed based on the consonant onset and vowel-based rime.
Single Vowel Syllable
A single vowel can form a syllable on its own.
- The '-ised' suffix is a British English variant of '-ized'.
- Potential vowel reduction in the first syllable in some pronunciations.
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