doubleornothing
The word 'double-or-nothing' is divided into five syllables (dou-ble-or-noth-ing) with primary stress on the first and third syllables. It's a compound phrase with an intensifying prefix and a negated root, syllabified according to standard English rules.
Definitions
- 1
A situation or bet where one either wins everything or loses everything.
“He played the game double-or-nothing.”
“It was a double-or-nothing proposition.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first and third syllables ('dou' and 'noth').
Syllables
dou — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'aʊ'. ble — Closed syllable, onset 'b', nucleus 'ə', coda 'l'. or — Open syllable, nucleus 'ɔː', coda 'r'. noth — Open syllable, onset 'n', rime 'ɑθ'. ing — Closed syllable, nucleus 'ɪ', coda 'ŋ'
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Onset-Rime
Dividing syllables based on the consonant cluster preceding the first vowel.
Vowel-Consonant
Dividing syllables after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
- The 'dou-' initial cluster is a common English pattern.
- The compound nature of the word doesn't alter the fundamental syllabification rules.
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