insignificancies
Syllables
in-sig-ni-fi-can-cies
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnsɪɡnɪˈfɪkənsiːz/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
in- + signific + ancies
The word 'insignificancies' is divided into six syllables: in-sig-ni-fi-can-cies. It consists of the prefix 'in-', the root 'signific-', and the suffixes '-ance' and '-ies'. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('can'). Syllable division follows standard English rules of onset-rime division and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of being without meaning or importance; trivialities.
“He dismissed her concerns as mere insignificancies.”
“The report was filled with minor insignificancies that obscured the main issue.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('can'). The first, second, third, fourth and sixth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
in — Closed syllable, onset 'ɪn'. sig — Closed syllable, onset 'sɪɡ'. ni — Open syllable, onset 'nɪ'. fi — Open syllable, onset 'fɪ'. can — Open syllable, onset 'kən'. cies — Closed syllable, onset 'siːz'
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Onset-Rime Division
Syllables are divided between onset (initial consonant(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are generally assigned to the onset of the following syllable if possible.
Vowel-Consonant Division
When a syllable contains a single vowel followed by a consonant, the syllable is divided after the vowel.
- The long vowel /iː/ in the final syllable is influenced by the preceding 'c'.
- The word's length and complex morphology require careful application of syllable division rules.
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