intercommunicable
Syllables
in-ter-com-mu-ni-ca-ble
Pronunciation
/ˌɪntə(r)kəˈmjuːnɪkəbl̩/
Stress
0001001
Morphemes
inter- + communic- + -able
The word 'intercommunicable' is a seven-syllable adjective (in-ter-com-mu-ni-ca-ble) with primary stress on the fourth syllable. It's derived from Latin roots and suffixes, meaning 'capable of being communicated.' Syllabification follows standard English rules, considering onset-rime division and potential elisions in non-rhotic accents.
Definitions
- 1
Capable of being communicated; able to exchange information.
“The information was easily intercommunicable between departments.”
“Their ideas were not intercommunicable due to language barriers.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable (/mjuː/). The first, second, fifth and seventh syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
in — Closed syllable, simple consonant-vowel structure.. ter — Closed syllable, potential for 'r' elision.. com — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. mu — Open syllable, semivowel /j/ following consonant.. ni — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. ca — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ble — Closed syllable, syllabic consonant /l/.
Word Parts
Onset-Rime Division
Dividing syllables based on the consonant onset and vowel-containing rime.
Vowel-Consonant Division
Separating syllables at vowel boundaries.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Allowing consonant clusters within syllables.
Syllabic Consonant Rule
Recognizing syllabic consonants as syllable nuclei.
- Potential for 'r' elision in non-rhotic accents.
- Presence of the syllabic /l/ in the final syllable, a feature of British English.
- The word's length and complex morphology require careful application of syllable division rules.
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