southsoutheasterly
Syllables
south-south-east-er-ly
Pronunciation
/saʊθˌsaʊθˈiːstəli/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
south + east + erly
The word 'south-southeasterly' is divided into five syllables: south-south-east-er-ly. It's formed from directional prefixes and suffixes, with primary stress on the 'east' syllable. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel and consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
Situated in or toward the southeast; coming from the southeast.
“The wind was blowing from a south-southeasterly direction.”
“The storm approached from the south-southeasterly quadrant.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('east'). The first two ('south' syllables) and the last two ('er' and 'ly') are unstressed.
Syllables
south — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. south — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. east — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. er — Syllabic consonant.. ly — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.
Word Parts
Open Syllable
A syllable ending in a vowel sound is considered open (e.g., 'south', 'ly').
Closed Syllable
A syllable ending in a consonant sound is considered closed (e.g., 'east').
Syllabic Consonant
The 'er' sound can function as a syllabic consonant, forming its own syllable.
- The repetition of 'south' does not alter standard syllabification rules.
- The 'ea' digraph in 'east' represents a long vowel sound, but doesn't affect syllable division.
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