timberdevouring
Syllables
tim-ber-de-vour-ing
Pronunciation
/ˈtɪmbə(r) dɪˈvɔːrɪŋ/
Stress
0 1 0 1 0
Morphemes
timber + devouring
The word 'timber-devouring' is divided into five syllables: tim-ber-de-vour-ing. The primary stress falls on 'vor' in 'devouring'. It's a compound adjective formed from the root 'timber' and the suffix 'devouring', following standard English syllable division rules based on vowel sounds and onset-rime structure.
Definitions
- 1
Consuming or destroying timber; relating to the destruction of wood.
“The timber-devouring beetles infested the old barn.”
“A timber-devouring fungus was identified as the cause of the structural damage.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'devouring' ('vor').
Syllables
tim — Open syllable, onset 't', rime 'im'. ber — Closed syllable, onset 'b', rime 'er', optional rhoticity. de — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'e'. vour — Closed syllable, onset 'v', rime 'our', stressed syllable. ing — Closed syllable, onset 'ŋ', rime 'i'
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound) and rime (vowel and following consonants).
Vowel-Centric
Each syllable generally contains a vowel sound, and consonant clusters are split around vowels.
- Optional rhoticity in 'timber' (pronunciation of /r/ after a vowel).
- The hyphen is a writing convention and doesn't affect phonological syllabification.
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