greatgrandniece
The word 'great-grandniece' is divided into three syllables: great-grand-niece, with primary stress on 'grand'. It's a compound noun formed from 'great', 'grand', and 'niece', following standard English syllable division rules based on vowel sounds and compound word structure.
Definitions
- 1
The daughter of one's grandchild, or the granddaughter of one's son or daughter.
“My great-grandniece is learning to play the piano.”
“She dotes on her great-grandniece.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'grand' syllable. 'Great' and 'niece' receive weaker stress.
Syllables
great — Open syllable, initial stress is weak.. grand — Open syllable, primary stress.. niece — Open syllable, final syllable, weak stress.
Vowel Rule
Each syllable contains at least one vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained unless easily separable by a vowel.
Compound Word Rule
Syllable division follows the division of individual components.
- The hyphenation is orthographic and doesn't affect phonological syllabification.
- The word's length and complexity require careful attention to vowel sounds and stress patterns.
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