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prince-president

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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5syllables

princepresident

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

prin-ce-pre-si-dent

Pronunciation

/ˌprɪns ˈprezɪdənt/

Stress

01001

Morphemes

prince

The compound noun 'prince-president' is divided into five syllables: prin-ce-pre-si-dent. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'president'. The word is formed from the roots 'prince' and 'president', and follows standard English syllable division rules based on onset-rime structure.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A prince who is also a president, or a person holding both titles.

    “The prince-president addressed the nation.”

    syn:Royal leaderprincely president
    ant:Commonernon-royal leader

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'president' (/ˈprezɪdənt/). The first syllable of 'prince' receives secondary stress.

Syllables

5
prin/prɪn/
ce/sə/
pre/pre/
si/sɪ/
dent/dənt/

prin — Open syllable, onset 'pr', rime 'in'. ce — Closed syllable, onset 's', rime 'ə'. pre — Open syllable, onset 'pr', rime 'e'. si — Closed syllable, onset 's', rime 'ɪ'. dent — Closed syllable, onset 'd', rime 'ent'

Word Parts

root

prince

Old French *prince*, from Latin *princeps* ('first citizen, ruler'). Noun.

Similar Words

pre­si­dentprin­ci­plein­ci­dent

Onset-Rime

Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sounds) and rime (vowel and following consonants).

Vowel as Syllable Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound, which forms the nucleus of the syllable.

  • The hyphenated nature of the word is an unusual edge case. The pronunciation of 'c' as /s/ before 'e' is a common phonetic rule.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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