sausagefingered
The word 'sausage-fingered' is divided into four syllables: sau-sage-fin-gered. The primary stress falls on 'fin'. It's a compound adjective formed from 'sausage' and 'fingered', with syllabification following standard English rules of vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
Having short, thick fingers resembling small sausages.
“The pianist had sausage-fingered hands, making it difficult to play complex pieces.”
“He was teased for his sausage-fingered attempts at knitting.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('fin').
Syllables
sau — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sage — Closed syllable, vowel surrounded by consonants.. fin — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. gered — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant
Syllables typically end in vowels.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant
Syllables can be formed around a vowel surrounded by consonants.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The hyphenated structure influences syllable boundaries.
- The compound adjective nature influences the stress pattern.
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