featherweighted
The word 'feather-weighted' is syllabified as feath-er-weight-ed, with primary stress on 'weight'. It's a compound adjective formed from 'feather' and 'weighted', following standard English syllabification rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters.
Definitions
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Light in weight, as if filled with feathers.
“The sleeping bag was feather-weighted and easy to carry.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('weight'). The stress pattern reflects the compound structure, with the core meaning residing in 'weight'.
Syllables
feath — Open syllable, onset 'fθ', rime 'eə'. er — Closed syllable, onset 'r', rime 'ə'. weight — Closed syllable, onset 'w', rime 'eɪt'. ed — Closed syllable, onset 'd', rime 'ɪ'
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Onset-Rime Principle
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).
Vowel-Consonant Division
When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the syllable is typically divided after the vowel.
- The silent 'gh' in 'weight' can affect the phonetic realization but not the syllabification.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur.
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