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The word 'jacks-of-all-trades' is divided into five syllables: jack-s-of-all-trades. It's a compound noun with primary stress on 'jack'. The 's-of' sequence is a notable feature of its syllabification.
Definitions
- 1
A person who can do many different kinds of work but is not necessarily very good at any one of them.
“He's a jack-of-all-trades, able to fix anything around the house.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('jack'), secondary stress on the last syllable ('trades').
Syllables
jack — Closed syllable, primary stress.. s — Single consonant syllable.. of — Open syllable, unstressed.. all — Open syllable, unstressed.. trades — Closed syllable, secondary stress.
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Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Single Consonant
Single consonants between vowels form their own syllable.
Compound Word Division
Compound words are divided based on constituent morphemes.
- The 's-of' sequence is an unusual syllable division. Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
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