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cordate-sagittate

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5 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
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5syllables

cordatesagittate

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cor-date-sa-git-tate

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːrdeɪt səˈdʒɪteɪt/

Stress

10001

Morphemes

cordate, sagittate

The word 'cordate-sagittate' is a compound adjective with primary stress on the first syllable of 'cordate' and the second syllable of 'sagittate'. Syllabification follows standard English rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and consonant clusters. It's composed of two Latin-derived roots, 'cordate' and 'sagittate'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having both a heart-shaped and an arrow-shaped base or outline.

    “The leaf exhibited a cordate-sagittate shape, with a distinct notch at the base.”

    ant:Roundedcircularamorphous

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the first syllable of 'cordate' and the second syllable of 'sagittate'.

Syllables

5
cor/kɔːr/
date/deɪt/
sa/sə/
git/dʒɪt/
tate/teɪt/

cor — Open syllable, stressed. date — Open syllable, unstressed. sa — Open syllable, unstressed. git — Closed syllable, unstressed. tate — Open syllable, stressed

Word Parts

root

cordate, sagittate

Both Latin-derived; cordate from *cor* (heart), sagittate from *sagitta* (arrow)

Similar Words

for­tu­natesep­a­rateac­cu­rate

Vowel-CVC Rule

Syllables are often formed around a vowel followed by one or more consonants, then another vowel.

Vowel-C Rule

Syllables are formed around a vowel followed by a consonant.

CVC Rule

Syllables can be formed around a consonant-vowel-consonant sequence.

  • The compound nature of the word doesn't alter standard syllabification rules. The hyphen is ignored for phonetic analysis.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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