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counselors-at-law

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5 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
Enriched
5syllables

counselorsatlaw

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

coun-sel-ors-at-law

Pronunciation

/ˈkaʊnslərz æt lɔː/

Stress

10101

Morphemes

at + counsel + -ors

The word 'counselors-at-law' is a five-syllable compound noun with stress on 'ORS' and 'LAW'. Syllabification follows standard English rules of onset maximization and vowel-coda structure. It's composed of the root 'counsel' and 'law' with suffixes and a prefix.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Lawyers; legal professionals.

    “The firm employs several experienced counselors-at-law.”

    syn:attorneysadvocateslegal representatives

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'counselors' (ORS) and the first syllable of 'law' (LAW).

Syllables

5
coun/kaʊn/
sel/səl/
ors/ɔrz/
at/æt/
law/lɔː/

coun — Open syllable, onset cluster /kaʊ/. sel — Closed syllable, coda /l/. ors — Closed syllable, coda /rz/. at — Open syllable. law — Open syllable

Word Parts

pre

at

Old English origin, indicating a state or condition.

root

counsel

Old French origin, meaning to advise.

suf

-ors

English suffix forming plural nouns denoting agents.

Similar Words

a­coun­tantsad­vi­sorsdoc­tors

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters are included in the onset of the syllable whenever possible.

Vowel-Coda Rule

Syllables can end in a vowel (open syllable) or a consonant/consonant cluster (closed syllable).

  • The hyphenated structure represents a morphological boundary but is phonologically treated as a single prosodic unit.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur but do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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