spurofthemoment
spur-of-the-moment is a five-syllable adjective with primary stress on 'ment'. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant rules. It's a compound word with roots in Old Norse and Latin.
Definitions
- 1
Done or decided very quickly and without planning.
“We took a spur-of-the-moment trip.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'ment' (/ˈməʊmənt/).
Syllables
spur — Open syllable, potential rhotic variation.. of — Open syllable.. the — Open syllable.. mo — Open syllable.. ment — Closed syllable, primary stress.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster Division
When a consonant cluster follows a vowel, the syllable break occurs before the cluster.
- Compound word structure
- Potential rhotic variation in 'spur'
- Common sequence 'of the'
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