yellowishhaired
The word 'yellowish-haired' is divided into four syllables: yel-low-ish-haired. It's a compound adjective formed with Germanic roots and English suffixes. Stress falls on the first syllable of 'yellowish' and 'haired'. Syllable division follows standard English vowel-consonant rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having hair that is somewhat yellow in color.
“The yellowish-haired child played in the sun.”
“She admired the portrait of the yellowish-haired woman.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'yellowish' (/ˈjel/), and a secondary stress on 'haired' (/hɛəd/). The 'low' and 'ish' syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
yel — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. low — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ish — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. haired — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
Word Parts
yellow
Germanic origin, denoting color; lexical morpheme, adjectival base.
hair
Germanic origin, referring to filamentous growth; lexical morpheme, noun base.
ish-ed
'-ish' (English origin, diminutive/quality-indicating, derivational morpheme); '-ed' (English origin, past participle/adjectival marker, inflectional morpheme).
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel sound, especially when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster Division
When a vowel is followed by a consonant cluster, the syllable is closed.
- The hyphenated structure is treated as a single compound adjective for syllabification.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur but do not alter the syllable division.
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