whiteshouldered
The word 'white-shouldered' is divided into three syllables: white-shoul-dered. The primary stress falls on 'shoul'. It's a compound adjective formed from 'white', 'shoulder', and the suffix '-ed'. Syllable division follows standard vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having white shoulders or patches on the shoulders.
“The white-shouldered starling perched on the branch.”
“He admired the white-shouldered eagle soaring overhead.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('shoul'). The first ('white') and third ('dered') syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
white — Open syllable, long vowel sound, unstressed.. shoul — Open syllable, diphthong, primary stress.. dered — Closed syllable, reduced vowel sound, unstressed.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
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Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Division
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Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are generally treated as a single vowel sound within a syllable.
- The hyphen indicates a compound adjective.
- The 'e' at the end of 'shouldered' is silent, influencing the vowel sound in the final syllable.
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