vermilionveined
The word 'vermilion-veined' is divided into five syllables: ver-mil-ion-ve-ined. The primary stress falls on the 'ion' syllable. It's a compound adjective with Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard English rules for onset-rime and vowel-based division.
Definitions
- 1
Having veins that are red, or coloured like vermilion.
“The leaves were vermilion-veined as autumn approached.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'ion' syllable of 'vermilion' and the 've' syllable of 'veined'
Syllables
ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. mil — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ion — Open syllable, primary stress.. ve — Open syllable, unstressed.. ined — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset-Rime
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Vowel Rule
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Stress Placement
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Compound Word Rule
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- Hyphenated structure requires separate syllabification of components.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur.
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