cylindrodendrite
Syllables
cyl-in-dro-den-drite
Pronunciation
/ˌsɪlɪndroʊˈdɛndraɪt/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
cylindro- + dendrite
The word 'cylindrodendrite' is a noun with five syllables, divided as cyl-in-dro-den-drite. It's formed from the prefix 'cylindro-' and the root 'dendrite'. Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('den-'). Syllabification follows standard English rules, with considerations for the initial consonant cluster and morphological weight.
Definitions
- 1
A specialized glial cell that extends processes to envelop synapses, forming myelin sheaths in the central nervous system.
“The researchers studied the growth of cylindrodendrites in the spinal cord.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('den-').
Syllables
cyl- — Open syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant. Initial consonant cluster 'cy' is permissible.. in- — Closed syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant, ending the syllable.. dro- — Open syllable. Diphthong followed by a consonant.. den- — Closed syllable, primary stress. Vowel followed by a consonant, receives primary stress due to morphological weight.. drite — Closed syllable. Diphthong followed by a consonant, completing the word.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Applied where a vowel is followed by a consonant, creating a syllable boundary.
Maximal Onset Principle
Applied cautiously, limited by permissible English onsets.
Stress Assignment
Based on morphological weight and typical English stress patterns.
- The initial 'cyl-' cluster is an exception to typical onset preference, acceptable due to borrowing from Greek.
- The word's length and complex morphology require careful stress placement.
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