quasireasonable
Syllables
qua-si-rea-son-a-ble
Pronunciation
/ˈkweɪzi ˈriːznəbl̩/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
quasi- + reason + -able
The word 'quasi-reasonable' is a six-syllable adjective with primary stress on the third syllable. It's formed from a Latin prefix, root, and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English rules, including vowel-C division and a syllabic consonant in the final syllable.
Definitions
- 1
Appearing to be reasonable, but perhaps not genuinely so; somewhat reasonable.
“His explanation was quasi-reasonable, but I still suspected he was hiding something.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('son'). The first two syllables ('qua' and 'si') are unstressed, as is the fourth ('a') and the final syllable ('ble').
Syllables
qua — Open syllable, onset 'kw', rime 'ɑː'. si — Open syllable, onset 'z', rime 'i'. rea — Open syllable, onset 'r', rime 'iː'. son — Open syllable, onset 'zn', rime 'ə'. a — Open syllable, schwa vowel. ble — Closed syllable, syllabic consonant 'l'
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Onset-Rime
Dividing syllables based on the initial consonant sound(s) (onset) and the following vowel and consonant sounds (rime).
Vowel-C
A vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable, and any following consonants belong to the same syllable.
Syllabic Consonant
A consonant can form the nucleus of a syllable, particularly /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/ in unstressed positions.
- Pronunciation of 'quasi-' can vary slightly, but /kweɪzi/ is standard in GB English.
- Syllabic 'l' in '-ble' is a common feature of English pronunciation.
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