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dihydroergotamine

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7 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
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7syllables

dihydroergotamine

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

di-hy-dro-er-go-ta-mine

Pronunciation

/ˌdaɪˌhɑɪdroʊˌɜrɡoʊtəˈmiːn/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

di- + ergotamine

Dihydroergotamine is a seven-syllable noun with primary stress on the fifth syllable (/ˈɡoʊ/). It's formed from the prefixes 'di-' and 'hydro-', and the root 'ergotamine'. Syllabification follows standard US English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A synthetic ergot alkaloid used to treat migraine headaches.

    “The doctor prescribed dihydroergotamine to alleviate her severe migraine.”

    syn:DHEMigranal

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('go').

Syllables

7
di/daɪ/
hy/haɪ/
dro/droʊ/
er/ɜr/
go/ɡoʊ/
ta/tə/
mine/miːn/

di — Open, unstressed syllable.. hy — Open, unstressed syllable.. dro — Open, unstressed syllable.. er — Closed, unstressed syllable.. go — Open, stressed syllable.. ta — Open, unstressed syllable.. mine — Closed, unstressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

di-

Greek origin, meaning 'two' or 'double'.

root

ergotamine

German origin, derived from ergot fungus.

Similar Words

clo­ro­pro­ma­zineme­thäm­phe­ta­minete­tra­hy­dro­can­na­bi­nol

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)

Syllables are divided before the consonant cluster.

Diphthong Rule

Diphthongs generally remain within a single syllable.

  • Compound nature of the word.
  • Multiple prefixes and suffixes.
  • Pronunciation guides syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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