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smooth-plastered

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3 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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3syllables

smoothplastered

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

smooth-plas-tered

Pronunciation

/smuːð ˈplæstəd/

Stress

010

Morphemes

smooth + plaster + -ed

The word 'smooth-plastered' is divided into three syllables: smooth-plas-tered. The primary stress falls on 'plas'. It's a compound adjective formed from the morphemes 'smooth', 'plaster', and '-ed'. Syllabification follows the onset-rime principle and maximizes onsets.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Covered or finished with plaster in a smooth manner.

    “The walls were smooth-plastered and painted white.”

    syn:planedleveledevened
    ant:roughuneventextured

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('plas') of 'plastered'.

Syllables

3
smooth/smuːð/
plas/plæs/
tered/təd/

smooth — Open syllable, containing a long vowel and a voiced fricative onset.. plas — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster onset and a short vowel.. tered — Closed syllable, containing a consonant onset and a schwa vowel.

Word Parts

pre

smooth

Old English origin, adjective modifier.

root

plaster

Middle English/Latin origin, noun/verb.

suf

-ed

Old English origin, past tense/participle marker.

Similar Words

smooth­talk­ingwell­paint­edbad­ly­writ­ten

Onset-Rime Principle

Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus with preceding and following consonants.

Maximizing Onsets

Consonant clusters are assigned to the onset of the following syllable when possible.

Morpheme Boundary Principle

Syllable boundaries often align with morpheme boundaries.

  • Potential vowel reduction in 'smooth' in rapid speech.
  • The 'smooth' portion functions as a single morpheme despite vowel length.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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