yellowishskinned
The word 'yellowish-skinned' is divided into four syllables: 'yel-low-ish-skinned'. The primary stress falls on the first syllable. It's an adjective formed from the root 'yellow' with the suffixes '-ish' and '-skinned'. Syllable division follows standard English rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
Having a skin color that is yellowish; resembling the color of yellow.
“The patient had a yellowish-skinned complexion.”
“The yellowish-skinned fruit was not yet ripe.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('yel-'). Secondary stress may occur on 'skinned'.
Syllables
yel — Open syllable, stressed.. low — Open syllable, unstressed.. ish — Closed syllable, unstressed.. skinned — Closed syllable, secondary stress possible.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided after a vowel sound when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are broken to maximize onsets (consonants at the beginning of a syllable).
- The hyphenated nature of the word requires consideration of morphological boundaries.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur but do not alter syllable division.
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