cylindrarthrosis
Syllables
cyl-in-drar-thro-sis
Pronunciation
/ˌsɪlɪnˌdɑːrˈθroʊsɪs/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
cylindo- + arthr- + -osis
Cylindrarthrosis is a noun with five syllables (cyl-in-drar-thro-sis) derived from Greek morphemes. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. Syllable division follows vowel-consonant, vowel-consonant cluster, and consonant cluster-vowel rules.
Definitions
- 1
A non-inflammatory degenerative disease of the synovial joints, characterized by the formation of cysts within the joint capsule.
“The patient was diagnosed with cylindrarthrosis in her knee.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable (/ˌsɪlɪnˌdɑːrˈθroʊsɪs/).
Syllables
cyl- — Open syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant.. in- — Closed syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. drar- — Open syllable. Vowel preceded by a consonant cluster.. thro- — Open syllable. Diphthong followed by a consonant.. sis — Closed syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after the vowel when followed by a consonant (e.g., cyl-).
Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)
Syllables are divided after the vowel when followed by a consonant cluster (e.g., in-, sis).
Consonant Cluster-Vowel (CCV)
Syllables are divided before the vowel when preceded by a consonant cluster (e.g., drar-, thro-).
Maximal Onset Principle
Applied where possible, but constrained by legal onset clusters in English.
- The word is relatively long and contains multiple consonant clusters, requiring careful application of syllable division rules.
- The presence of the Greek-derived morphemes influences the pronunciation and syllable structure.
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