collaborationists
Syllables
col-lab-o-ra-tion-ists
Pronunciation
/kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃənɪsts/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
col- + labor- + -ists
The word 'collaborationists' is a six-syllable noun with stress on the fourth syllable. It's formed from Latin and Greek roots and follows standard English syllabification rules, with attention to the final consonant cluster.
Definitions
- 1
People who cooperate with an enemy occupying force.
“The town was filled with collaborationists during the occupation.”
“He denounced them as collaborationists.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tion'). The first three syllables are unstressed, and the last two are also unstressed.
Syllables
col — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster. lab — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster. o — Open syllable, schwa vowel. ra — Open syllable, vowel-consonant. tion — Closed syllable, consonant cluster coda. ists — Closed syllable, consonant cluster coda
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- The schwa vowel in the first syllable is common in unstressed syllables.
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