doublebarrelled
The word 'double-barrelled' is divided into four syllables: dou-ble-bar-relled. Stress falls on 'bar'. Syllabification follows onset-rime division principles, prioritizing vowel separation. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a prefix, root, and suffix.
Definitions
- 1
Having two barrels, as in a gun; or, relating to a surname formed by combining two surnames.
“He owned a double-barrelled shotgun.”
“She had a double-barrelled surname after her marriage.”
syn:two-barrelledant:single-barrelled
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('bar'), secondary stress on the first syllable ('dou').
Syllables
dou — Open syllable, onset /d/, rime /aʊ/. ble — Closed syllable, onset /bl/, rime /e/. bar — Open syllable, onset /b/, rime /ær/, primary stress. relled — Closed syllable, onset /r/, rime /əld/
Word Parts
Onset-Rime Division
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).
Vowel Separation
Syllable boundaries generally occur before vowels.
- The '-led' suffix can sometimes be ambiguous, but follows the consonant cluster + vowel pattern here.
- Potential vowel reduction in the first syllable (/dəbl/) does not affect syllabification.
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