deaddrunkenness
The word 'dead-drunkenness' is divided into five syllables: de-ad-drun-ken-ness. It consists of a prefix 'dead-', root 'drunk-', and suffixes '-en-' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('de'). Syllabification follows standard English onset-rime rules, accommodating consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being completely or utterly drunk.
“His behavior was attributed to a state of dead-drunkenness.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('de'), secondary stress on 'drun', remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, onset-rime structure.. ad — Closed syllable, onset-rime structure.. drun — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. ken — Open syllable, onset-rime structure.. ness — Open syllable, onset-rime structure.
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime
Syllables are formed based on the consonant-vowel structure, creating onsets and rimes.
Consonant Cluster Onset
Permissible consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable (e.g., /dr/).
- The compound nature of the word with the 'dead-' prefix.
- Potential vowel reduction in 'drunkenness' to a schwa /ə/ in some dialects.
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