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short-shouldered

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3 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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3syllables

shortshouldered

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

short-shoul-dered

Pronunciation

/ʃɔːt ˈʃʊldəd/

Stress

001

Morphemes

short + shoulder + -ed

The word 'short-shouldered' is a compound adjective divided into three syllables: short-shoul-dered. The primary stress falls on the final syllable ('dered'). It's formed from the prefix 'short', the root 'shoulder', and the adjectival suffix '-ed'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having shoulders that are narrow or sloping.

    “He was a short-shouldered man with a determined look.”

    “The short-shouldered coat didn't fit him well.”

    syn:narrow-shoulderedstooped
    ant:broad-shoulderedwide-shouldered

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('dered'). The first two syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

3
short/ʃɔːt/
shoul/ʃʊl/
dered/dəd/

short — Open syllable, containing a long vowel sound. Unstressed.. shoul — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant. Unstressed.. dered — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant. Stressed.

Word Parts

pre

short

Old English *scort*, meaning 'cut off, truncated, brief'. Adjectival modifier.

root

shoulder

Old English *sculdor*, from Proto-Germanic *skuldō*. Noun denoting the body part.

suf

-ed

Old English *-ed*. Past tense/past participle marker, also used to form adjectives. Functions adjectivally.

Similar Words

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Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster

Syllables are divided before consonant clusters following a vowel.

Compound Adjective Rule

Compound adjectives are divided based on the individual morphemes and their inherent syllable structures.

  • The hyphenated structure is a special case, but the syllable division follows standard English rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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