diseaseproducing
Syllables
dis-ease-pro-duc-ing
Pronunciation
/dɪˈziːz ˌproʊˈduːsɪŋ/
Stress
01011
Morphemes
dis- + ease + -producing
The word 'disease-producing' is a compound adjective syllabified as dis-ease-pro-duc-ing, with primary stress on 'pro'. It's composed of the prefix 'dis-', root 'ease', and suffix '-producing'. Syllable division follows vowel-coda and consonant-sonorant rules.
Definitions
- 1
Causing or relating to disease.
“The disease-producing bacteria were identified.”
“The factory released disease-producing chemicals into the river.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('pro'). The first and fourth syllables are unstressed, while the fifth syllable receives secondary stress.
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, onset 'd', vowel 'ɪ', coda 's'. ease — Closed syllable, onset 'iː', coda 'z'. pro — Open syllable, onset 'p', vowel 'roʊ'. duc — Closed syllable, onset 'd', vowel 'uː', coda 's'. ing — Closed syllable, onset 'ɪ', coda 'ŋ'
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Vowel-Coda Rule
Syllables generally end with a vowel sound.
Consonant-Sonorant Rule
When consonant clusters occur, syllables are divided to maximize sonority (vowels and sonorants are preferred in syllable nuclei).
- The hyphen in 'disease-producing' is a visual aid but doesn't dictate the phonetic syllabification.
- The stress pattern is influenced by the length and complexity of the root word 'disease'.
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