tobaccobreathed
The word 'tobacco-breathed' is divided into five syllables: to-bac-co-breath-ed. The primary stress falls on the first syllable ('to'). It's a compound adjective formed from 'tobacco' and 'breathed', following standard English syllabification rules prioritizing onsets and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
Having a breath that smells of tobacco; smelling of tobacco.
“The old man had a tobacco-breathed cough.”
“She recoiled from his tobacco-breathed greeting.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'tobacco' ('to').
Syllables
to — Open syllable, initial consonant.. bac — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. co — Open syllable, vowel sound.. breath — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset.. ed — Closed syllable, suffix forming a separate syllable.
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Suffix Syllabification
Suffixes like '-ed' often form separate syllables.
- The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of morphemic boundaries, but standard syllabification rules apply consistently.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur, but do not affect syllable division.
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