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treasure-bearing

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

4 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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4syllables

treasurebearing

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

trea-sure-bear-ing

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɛʒə(r) ˈbeərɪŋ/

Stress

1010

Morphemes

treasure + bearing

The word 'treasure-bearing' is divided into four syllables: trea-sure-bear-ing. The primary stress falls on 'trea'. It's a compound adjective formed from the root 'treasure' and the suffix 'bearing', following standard English syllable division rules based on vowel sounds and onset-rime structure.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Producing or possessing treasure; relating to treasure.

    “The treasure-bearing ship returned to port.”

    “A treasure-bearing legend.”

    syn:wealthyopulentrichvaluable
    ant:poordestitutevalueless

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the first syllable ('trea'), secondary stress on the first syllable of 'bearing'.

Syllables

4
trea/tɹɛ/
sure/ʒə/
bear/beər/
ing/ɪŋ/

trea — Open syllable, onset 't', rime 'rea'. sure — Open syllable, stressed, rime 'ure'. bear — Open syllable, secondary stress, rime 'ear'. ing — Closed syllable, unstressed, coda 'ng'

Word Parts

root

treasure

Old French 'tresor', Latin 'thesaurus' - meaning 'treasury'

suf

bearing

Old English 'beran' - adjective-forming suffix

Similar Words

fea­ture­filmpic­ture­frameplea­sure­seek­ing

Onset-Rime

Dividing syllables based on the consonant onset and vowel-based rime.

Vowel Sound Principle

Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.

  • Potential vowel reduction in 'treasure' to a schwa /ə/ in some accents.
  • Possible 'r' dropping in non-rhotic accents.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
treasure-bearing(current)
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