schoolteacherish
The word 'schoolteacherish' is divided into four syllables: school-teach-er-ish. The primary stress falls on 'teach'. It's morphologically complex, built from 'school', 'teach', '-er', and '-ish'. Syllable division follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
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Resembling or characteristic of a schoolteacher; pedantic, fussy, or overly concerned with rules.
“His schoolteacherish insistence on proper grammar annoyed everyone.”
“She had a schoolteacherish way of correcting people's mistakes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('teach'). The first, third, and fourth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
school — Open syllable, vowel-final, unstressed.. teach — Closed syllable, consonant-final, primary stressed.. er — Open syllable, vowel-final, unstressed.. ish — Closed syllable, consonant-final, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are often divided between vowels.
Consonant Cluster After Vowel
Syllables are divided before consonant clusters following a vowel.
Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
- The initial /sk/ cluster is a common English consonant cluster.
- The pronunciation of '-er' as a schwa /ə/ does not affect the syllable division.
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