countersuggestions
Syllables
coun-ter-sug-ges-tions
Pronunciation
/ˌkaʊntərsəˈdʒestʃənz/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
counter- + suggest + -s
The word 'countersuggestions' is divided into five syllables: coun-ter-sug-ges-tions. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sug-'). It's a noun formed from the root 'suggest' with the prefix 'counter-' and suffixes '-s' and '-ion'. Syllabification follows standard English rules of onset-rime division and vowel nucleus identification.
Definitions
- 1
Plural form of a counter-suggestion; ideas or proposals offered in opposition to previous suggestions.
“The committee considered the client's countersuggestions before making a final decision.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sug-'). The first and last syllables are unstressed, while the second and fourth are weakly stressed.
Syllables
coun — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ter — Weak syllable, schwa vowel.. sug — Stressed, closed syllable.. ges — Closed syllable.. tions — Closed syllable.
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