duplicatodentate
Syllables
du-pli-ca-to-den-tate
Pronunciation
/duːplɪˈkeɪtoʊˈdɛntət/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
dupli- + dent- + -ato-
The word 'duplicato-dentate' is a six-syllable adjective of Latin origin. It is divided as du-pli-ca-to-den-tate, with primary stress on 'ca' and secondary stress on 'den'. The word is formed from the prefix 'dupli-', root 'dent-', and suffixes '-ato-' and '-dentate'.
Definitions
- 1
Having a duplicated or doubled row of teeth.
“The fossil showed a jaw with duplicato-dentate structures.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ca'), and secondary stress on the fifth syllable ('den'). The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
du — Open, unstressed syllable.. pli — Closed, unstressed syllable.. ca — Open, primary stressed syllable.. to — Open, unstressed syllable.. den — Closed, secondary stressed syllable.. tate — Closed, unstressed syllable.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
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Consonant-Vowel Division
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Stress Placement
Primary stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in words of Latin origin, but can be influenced by morphological structure.
Morphological Boundaries
Syllable divisions often align with morpheme boundaries.
- The '-ato-' suffix could be a point of ambiguity, but it functions as part of the adjectival formation.
- Potential vowel reduction in 'to' to a schwa /tə/ by some speakers.
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