spiritthrilling
The word 'spirit-thrilling' is divided into four syllables: spi-rit-thrill-ing. The primary stress falls on 'thrill'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'spirit-', root 'thrill-', and suffix '-ing'. The syllabification follows standard English onset-rime principles and sonority sequencing.
Definitions
- 1
Causing great excitement and pleasure; exhilarating.
“The spirit-thrilling rollercoaster ride left us breathless.”
“It was a spirit-thrilling performance by the band.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the third syllable ('thrill'), secondary stress on the first syllable ('spi').
Syllables
spi — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster 'sp', vowel /aɪ/.. rit — Closed syllable, vowel /ɪ/, coda 't'. thrill — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'thr', vowel /ɪ/, coda 'l'. ing — Closed syllable, vowel /ɪ/, nasal coda 'ng'
Word Parts
Onset-Rime Principle
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus with optional onsets and rimes.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Consonant clusters are ordered by sonority.
Stress Assignment
Stress is assigned based on syllable weight, morphology, and lexical frequency.
- The initial 'sp' and 'thr' clusters are permissible in English.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
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